I'm trying to make some sense of the fish counts based on the smolt release reports and coming up with a big zero.

My curiosity really was piqued when I saw that the counts for Sunset Falls on the Sky have risen continuously but the Reiter counts are virtually stagnent (partially with help from no new reports, but returns are pathetic regardless).

I couldn't find any data that differentiates where the Sky smolts are planted, so I don't know if these are smolts planted above the falls returning, or strays, or what.

I would expect them to have been planted above the falls, but if that's the case, why are they coming back in such large (comparitively) numbers? Or am I missing an important component of the big picture? Do they release a higher number of fish above the falls than at the hatchery proper, or something?