Stlhead,
Check out this PDF draft report by WDFW, I also think they have a final out now, but I do not have a link for that. This drat should be able to answer a few of your questions regarding fish checkers.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/selective/draft_2003_chinook_selective.pdf

Good luck,

NEN
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