This came in my email from a friend and is a comment on a subject in Steelhead Voices. Food for thought as the coming forecast will be driven by survival for hatchery releases.




matt k commented on Serious Business.
in response to rshooton:

Disquieting news from rivers within sight of some of our own. The question to ponder – are the current winter returns a predictor of the summer to follow or are they a reflection of the summer past? No clear answer but I’m leaning more to the former based on what we can see of distressingly […]

Looking at the Info that is coming from the international salmon survey, It seems this winter has been particular hard on fish.
“Last night we caught 7 sockeye at 52N, 147W, following a catch of three sockeye in the morning at 53N, 147W. Many of these fish again had enlarged, green gall bladders indicating poor feeding conditions,”
“The chum salmon looked thin, and had empty stomachs and enlarged gall bladders, suggesting they were struggling to find enough food”