i have the Gordy Freer's fishing book from 67-68, and 68-69, and in both of those, the numbers were even better... Skagit was 1, Puyallup was 2, and Green was 3.... the Cowlitz was like the 20th....

theres actually some "native" fish that have been popping up, but they are coming in in December, and i suspect they are unclipped tribal fish out of the Wilkeson hatchery...

a buddy of mine in December of last year, got a super mint hen that was about 13 pounds below the mouth of the Carbon... year before, down from McMillan, there was a carcass of a 18 ish pound fish filleted and thrown on the side of the river...

they also plant fish at the Electron Dam on the little Puyallup, but those fish generally return afer the second week of January, and it closes Jan 15th....