A quick look at Forks Cr and Naselle hatcheries show numbers up in both wild and hatchery with the early rain. The Commercial harvest tanked due to the early rain. That is the easy part, now the difficult part. That the runs are coming in below forecast I think everyone can agree on but with the loss of Commercial catch due to the rain did the fish getting upriver not harvested make spawners likely get to escapement when the full run is in?

Next difficult thing, how many fish would be saved if Rec opportunity is shut down. Ten, one hundred, one thousand? As to wild escapement is this a make or break thing ? Keeping in mind that the Naselle has had huge hatchery straying is this even relevant? I am sure these questions will be raised by folks.