FishPirate,
1) Those numbers for 2001 are not final, sorry I should have mentioned that, but I occasionally get the chance to help out with spawner surveys in the river, that is where I got the numbers from. I think it will be close to that number.
2) I said that I personally think that there will be Ad-clipped Issaquah Chinook showing in the Cedar for a few reasons. (A)I have found ad-clipped fish with and without codded wire tags before in the river, from other areas other than the Cedar. (B) I have heard that after Issaquah releases their smolts, they have found them in the lower Cedar River feeding, so they may be homing in on that water. (C) The last reason is really not all that scientific or technical, I just think that the fish have changed there physical form quite abit over the last few decades and are starting to look more like Iss chinook. ie. smaller.

Kingfisherman,
Unfortunately I have never sport fished in the lake and could not give all that great of advice on that issue. I know there are big cutties in there though, possible state record size.

NEN