Stlhead,
I believe, and I could be wrong it does happen a lot, that most of the Snake River Chinook are Spring and Summer Chinook and the fish that are being targeted now in areas 1-4 are fall Chinook that spawn in the lower river and lower tribs up to Hanford reach, which is still healthy. I do not know what the clipped rate is for fall chinook on the columbia, but I do not think that it is very high, therefore most fish would be released anyway.

NEN