Salmo, I read an article that had a Seattle City Light spokesperson saying their dams had water but they couldn't release anymore because of commitments for power and fish. With the ESA listing of Chinook it would seem that keeping redds watered would take priority over power commitments. Why doesn't City Light release enough water to at least keep the redds watered until the fish emerge? Maybe saving the water for fish later is a better trade off, I don't know. It just seem that they should do everything possible to save what fish are left.
I'm getting very discouraged with the authorities allowing fishing on runs and then finding it was a weak run and regretting allowing fishing on that run. I read where the tribes were allowed to catch 15,000 chums on the Skagit last fall. Now you say the escapement was one of the lowest ever. That pisses me off. Why don't they get sonar fish counters like they have on many Alaska rivers and not allow any harvest until a certain amount of fish have passed.

With the low water it is kind of fun to check out all the holes and structure. I've been making some mental notes for future fishing use.