Wishin.....you bet they would make some money as sportcaught. When I see what happens every year in Alaska I can't help thinking what the Columbia could mean to OR & WA. Sure the Kenia has some bigger, a lot bigger...but the key word is... some
What is caught up there on average isn't much bigger. At times not much more in numbers by the sportfishermen. Their bread and butter is the Red or aka Sockeye. On a good day buoy 10 fishery will
beat almost all AK fisheries. What a waste of such a terrific resourse we have in the Columbia.