Be prepared for a Monday announcement of a 3 day Lk. Wa. Sockeye fishery next weekend. Any less fishing would be a joke and not worth the tribes dragging all their boats out to take only 15,000 to 20,000 fish or so (based on a 15,000+ fish catch by sport anglers on the opening day in 2000). If we continue to have strong numbers the tribe and their WDFW whipping boy will announce further sport fishing and therefore the tribes will be able to net the locks for more of the freshest most valuable Safeway-bound fish. The tribe$ have a vested intere$t in making $ure the count$ are high. The 2000 season review has some good info....
http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/fish/sockeye/2000review.htm