Well if my FIL backs out (coin flip) we’ll have an open spot on the boat…
We haven't had a season in our neck of the woods since 2016 I think. Every is tanking, I just saw they're not going to open the Skagit at all. The OP rivers are about the only thing open and those are getting HAMMERED by C&R because they're the only thing open.
ODFW just extended the closures on the Columbia above the Dalles Dam and several tributaries--including the Deschutes--through the end of May. Frickin depressing, man.
I don't think that's even debatable at this point. The entire Great Lakes population is orders of magnitude better off.
www.wildsteelheadcoalition.org
www.tu.org
The book "Salmon and his People" mentions that a huge portion of the spawn was on the North Fork. That effectively died with Dworshak Dam. The hatchery is there at the base of the dam but its is a piss in a pot compared to the natural spawn.If anyone wants to geek out a little the Wild Steelhead Coalition periodically puts out some great science:
News — Wild Steelhead Coalition
Then there's also this little tidbit of bad news from the MF Salmon River.
View attachment 208985Our Failure To Remember Affects Salmon And Steelhead Conservation - Trout Unlimited
The problem is, our short-term memory has real consequences for conservation as we continually reduce our expectations and drop the bar far too low.
Just think about that decline in the last generation or two?
We’re a full boat now, otherwise I’d say jump in. We’re going out with Reel Time on Clarkston, I’ve fished with them several times now, and always end up on fish. Been out with Jeff and Shane, would highly recommend either.
