The highlights of the year for me was watching my oldest Son boat a 30 lb nook' at Pt. Defiance this summer (his second salmon), putting one of my good friends on his first steelhead this July on the Cowlitz and for me the Nisqually kings and the great fall silver run on the Cowlitz. On the frustrating side was like you mentioned BD, the Wind River springers. Only trip there this year was spent fighting strong east winds for 2 1/2 days and not fighting any fish. Hope to see a Columbia main stem springer season this year with all of the predictions of good returns.
Another big highlight for me was all of the great people that I have met, fished with, or have come to be friends with through this and some of the other NW discussion boards!!!
Good luck and tight lines, Jeff