TC:

"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."

Seems like sound wisdom to me, as well.

There is a bar below our place, and I fished that spot probably 4 days a week from Jan. through April. Never once did I see a Steelhead roll in all the water from there to the house. (and many, many hours were spent just sitting and watching the river roll by). Coho, Pinks - Yes, Steelhead never.

Splitting the river at the Dalles bridge and rotating the fishery on two year cycles - 2 above the bridge then two years below - makes sense to my illogical brain.

Would it help the situation? I don't have the education to know, but it would take some pressure off the fish that get above the Dalles Bridge...they seem to get hammered year after year.

Mike