Steelhead

[jejack26]

Ya, but sometimes the forcast are wrong. I don't know if it's true a lot of idaho buddies tell they rely on b run as a prediction. My best year ever was on a year of dismal forecast. I honestly don't know enough about it

 

[JLS]

Ya, but sometimes the forcast are wrong. I don't know if it's true a lot of idaho buddies tell they rely on b run as a prediction. My best year ever was on a year of dismal forecast. I honestly don't know enough about it

Sure, you can have a great fishing year even on a bad run. That's because downstream retention regulations are usually pretty strict to allow for upstream escapement. In addition, sometimes you end up with really low participation in a down year. Couple that with restrictive regulations and you absolutely can have good fishing on a bad return.

And no, they don't just rely on B run for prediction. A good friend of mine, who is a very good source on this, said it is predicted to be about half of this year's return.

 

[jejack26]

Sure, you can have a great fishing year even on a bad run. That's because downstream retention regulations are usually pretty strict to allow for upstream escapement. In addition, sometimes you end up with really low participation in a down year. Couple that with restrictive regulations and you absolutely can have good fishing on a bad return.

And no, they don't just rely on B run for prediction. A good friend of mine, who is a very good source on this, said it is predicted to be about half of this year's return.

Bummer

 

[Irrelevant]

IMO the biology and ecology of steelhead will allow them persist long after salmon (except pinks) have blinked out. However, they appear to be the first in a race down to negligible levels. It makes me want to pump the brakes on big game hunting for a few years and go fish the Dean, Skeena, and Situk.