UMMMMM summer runs....every time I go through a crappy winter fishery like this year I wonder why I fish the winter at all. Then I remember - big chrome native fish. Summer is way more fun in ALOT of ways.

I'm not sure the aforementioned STS article discussed mortality rates on released fish, I'd have to go back and look. They did discuss interception rates however, on both hatchery and native fish, summer and winter. What I do remember was the 90 something % summer interception versus the less than 5% winter interception.

This kind of falls in line with my summer vs. winter catch rates, kinda funny.

You B'ham boys will learn your lesson once the army of Puget Sound anglers shows up on your river this weekend, the only one open for 150 miles.

TK