I've never retained a Chum from the river, it's purely a sportfishing outing for me if I go to target Chum and Chum alone, which isn't often. I've kept several from the salt. I'd suspect that the majority of Washington sportfishermen and women are in the same category as I am.

The way things are going, I hope more and more folks release these fish as they are obviously becoming a scarcity. Let 'em spawn.

I was in an "S" river today, and while there were some other species in the river , no Chum were seen rolling, swimming, or biting.