Don't have time to post too much tonight. But with respect to the Columbia, something is missing. It seems as if everyone is failing to take into account the ocean fishery (not applicable in the spring run). A decrease in hatchery production may, in theory, improve overall sports quotas for the in-river fishery, the same can not be said for the fishery off the coast. Since the fish are not constrained geographically, sucessfull fishing is directly related to total fish available.