From observation and tribal hatchery operations here on the Green River, the wild spawned Chum and the hatchery plants seem to mingle and spawn quite nicely together, and the runs have grown and remain pretty strong.

Although this winter the HH dam’s huge water releases at the start of the flooding events likely pushed a lot of them into the weeds and fields until the water dropped.


Too bad the Wild Pinks took it in the shorts however. We’ll see how they fared in a couple years. Too bad They have no safe hatchery Creek to run up and hide from the deluge.


Now it looks like the stream based Steelhead brooder collection begins in earnest , with floats and boats starting to poke about. The late timed run has begun.