I have no proof but I keep hearing ing the news and in magazines how tagged fish keep ending up in the wrong rivers, or do they? maby the idea that salmon go only to thier home rivers is wrong or at least not a set in stone happening as we have always beleived. I mean that most fish do go back to wence they came but not all. Maybe thats how natures keeps the gena pool mixed up a littel. I mean we all know what happens when a human gene pool gets a little to shallow. You get red necks. me Iam only half red neck so i figure I have half a chance.

I do know that sockeye on lake washington that can not get up coal creek have spawned on the beach near there. so maybe your fish could not get up to his birth place for what ever reason so he did the next best thing and followed some sweet thing to her house instead. anyway you should report the tag to wdfg so they can track it . they live for that type of info.