Salmo the Yurok and the Hoopa tribes sued and won and the releases into the Klamath that keep the temps cooler are from the Trinity river,which is cold water emanating from Trinity and Lewiston reservoirs.

The water released from Copco and Iron gate has toxic algae blooms that are a hub for disease and harmful to local inhabitants of the river. While the fish recovery will likely never reach historical proportions,the water quality will improve vastly,and the 90% mortality rate on steelhead and salmon fry will drastically be reduced to to the lack of that nasty toxic algae ,and those fish returning in the fall won't taste like...it's hard to describe ,but suffice to say it isn't good. Even smoking doesn't mask that nastiness for me.

So renewed access to 300 miles of lost spawning habitat,lowered mortality rates in yoy salmon and steelhead progeny,and better water quality for the river's inhabitants to me seems like a win win. The yellow perch fishermen in those lakes may be bummed out.

I hear you though,temper the excitement with realistic expectations.