It's a good thing the pink runs and escapements were huge because they dig the shallowest redds and are most affected by flood scour. A large proportion of pink salmon eggs have likely been scoured out by this high water event. The 2005 pink run will likely be moderate, at best, and perhaps lower than that. There are probably some pinks that haven't spawned yet, and that may benefit the next run, provided the rest of the winter we have freshets instead of floods.

Chinook are more resilient, since they dig deeper redds in larger gravel, but they will also be affected.

Not many coho will have spawned yet, so they're OK, for now.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.