Keith,

I wonder if those springers in the Siletz will hav a better chance to make a comeback once the nets get removed from teh Columbia. The siletz spring chinnok population ranges from 150-700 adults every year. They have never had hatchery influence and never had any restrictions on their limit, yet they can't break that magical 1000 fish run. The river is very healthy and could host several thousand springers. So is the Wilson, Trask, and Nestucca, though they have had hatchery fish planted in them for years, they have no better or worse of a wild run than the Siletz.
Does anyone have an answer to why this is?