Don't get me wrong, I'm not venting, I'm trying to communicate what actually is happening and not what it may look like on paper. The best years for double digit hook ups were 95,96 and 97, from that time on it has slowed down at a steady rate, not a sharp dive, just a few less fish every year. The last few years the fishing has been poor when compared to the late 90's and that's with a supposed second best return in 2006. There's also a different timing to the run, more fish are returning earlier with the coho and spawning higher in the system, the numbers of fish that spawn below Sultan in late November and December have been reducing at a faster rate.

I've been in touch with TwoDogs and we have some things planned, and I have no doubt that he is accurately interpreting the numbers he receives. The problem is, those numbers my not be all that good and I know they don't tell the whole story.