Well I basically grew up on this river also, just a couple of blocks away. I don't now the specifics on the fish plants back then, all I can say is there used to be some good runs of fish. I am talking about steelhead and silvers. This year the hatchery had the most silvers return they have ahd in over 10 years. The strange thing to me aobut the steelhead, is they realease about 25 thou smolts, but when they return, they just let them go right on by. So they have NO idea on how many steelhead they even have return. They know they had 2 but that was just because they came in while they were stil dealing with the kings. Also they get there steelhead smolts from diferent hatcheries. Why not stay with the same stock?? Any how they are trying to blame the virus thing right now. I don't think that is actually the case?? I am just hopin the new hatchery will help.
Buck