Rich,

You are probably right about one thing.
It's apples and oranges.

The Skagit chums are projected to barely meet escapement.

You might want to check with the WDFW or the WSC about this but I'm pretty sure the "total wild return" on the Hoh last year was about 3600 fish or 50% above the escapement goal.

I think the projected run for the current year was about the same.

I do agree that the 2000 fish harvest on the Hoh may have been too many considerng that the harvestable excess was only about 1200 but the mistake is partially the result of the predicted run being larger than the 3600 fish return.


EDIT:
Seacat - There are no hatchery chum in the Skagit.
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Why are "wild fish" made of meat?