The run of Pinks this year in the Snohomish and Skagit systems has been enormous. Right now you could walk across most upper Skagit tailouts on their backs. The WDFW's revised estimates put the return on the Skagit alone at over 1 million.

And I thought it was one of those "common knowledge" things that wild female sturgeon reach maturity between 15-20 years and males between 7-15 years.

Doh! Forgot that the slot limits for gators are designed to keep the mature ones in the water...

[ 10-19-2001: Message edited by: B. Gray ]