Mike,

I saw Smalma today, and he will likely get back to you, but just in case here’s some info. Chinook are the preponderance of the eggs/alevins in the gravel right now, except for the early chums. More chum will spawn between now and early January, and -maybe- they won’t get whacked by a flood. Most coho haven’t spawned yet, and those that have, spawn in tributaries, where their eggs may be more protected than in the mainstem river.

Those trees and root wads floating down the river do cause a lot of damage to the redds they scour, but they are also important habitat for the young fish that do survive to emergence and need a place to live. It’s all part of that dynamic equilibrium of riverine habitat.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.