ever think the problem may be the direction the fish take when leaving the system? Almost every stream on the south coast mainland of BC have very dismal returns. We do not do much hatchery planting overall, but maybe the skagit smolts go the same route has our young steelhead and just disappear some where around all the fish farms in northern johnstone straits. The only streams that appear to have any fish in them seem to have their smolts leave through the strait of Juan de Fuca. Just an thought early in the morning.