Tx for the figures Smalma. I would argue that the way the CnR is managed may be flawed. They open the upper river only which puts unnecessary pressure on the redds in that area year after year. I have fished this fishery over the last 20 years and it has declined significantly, at least from memory. Yet I have friends that live down river (Capehorn and Birdsview) and they say they see several steelhead rolling in the evenings at the headwaters and tailouts. I havent' seen that occur on the upper river in the last seven or eight years. It used to happen every morning and every evening on Sauk Bar, but I can't remember a day it has happened in recent years. If they're going to run the CnR I think they should cycle it between upper river and mid river every few years. It would average the pressure out.
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Mark Strand
aka - TC