On a scale of 1 - 10 (with 10 the best), it was no better than a 5. Perhaps it's because last year was so much better, particularly the spring Chinook season. Last year I put over a dozen in the freezer. This past spring I only got two. And I had to work hard for those two.

Winter and summer steelhead were about normal. Fall Chinook was a complete bust. Although there were plenty of fall Chinook to be found, I couldn't get them to hit. Fall coho were about normal, even though the late run coho were just about non-existent.

What was interesting was my complete lack of success using jigs. I first started using jigs in 2001 with some success. I really got into it in 2002 with lots of fish landed. This past year was the worst. I didn't land a single fish on jigs. Not sure why. I use them alot more in 2003 but couldn't move a thing. Frustrating......

I guess that's fishing.......