I fish SW Washington rivers for the most part and fishing has been tough to say the least. I feel that the fish came early and were not as aggresive as in the past. When it did rain and the rivers rose a little, I think the fish were in a hurry to get up and spawn, kind of like a salmon does. Early in December I was fishing tidewater areas when the water was low and was catching some fish, but not a lot. The fish I did catch were not chromers. They were mostly colored fish with sea lice and all the bucks were shooting sperm. And also nearly every fish had a scratch or a chunk missing from seals or sea lions. I wouldn't dout that the seals are a little fatter this year because there were so many fish held up in tidewater. It was a great big steelhead buffet and it is still going strong. And according to the weather forecast, it's not going to stop any time soon. The native fish are next on the menu.