Remdrake, Wake up, yes the fish are late, that really does not matter because they are late about every three or four years, I don't know about you , but I have been fishing there probably for many more years than you have and would appreciate it if you tried to keep the insanity off of the board.
Secondly the WDFW has proved to us that they cannot raise spring chinook. Look at the systems where they currently are trying, Lewis, and Kalama.
Look at there success rate, Terrible, what are they getting back to the lewis this year?
Maybe 3000 fish, they suck!!!!! The lewis has the ability to handle far more fish than the wind but the state cannot figure out how to do it.
The Wind Hatchery is run by the FEDERAL Goverment, not the WDFW.
Look at all the federal hatcheries and look at all the springers they get back.
For instance The Yakima System and all its tribs
The Methow, the Entiat, the Icicle,Wells and the list goes on.
All of these rivers get plenty of fish back, Now you need to ask the WDFW why we don't get to fish the entiat or the Methow for there springers when they both have had huge surpluses the last 3 years.
Lets put the effort fourth to open new fisheries for people in those geographic regions instead of telling everyone to run to the wind , Drano or the Yakima.
Nuff Said
Peace and I am out
Superfly