Chehalis springers keep chugging along at around 2000 a year with a recent high of double that. I dont see anything to indicate other than speculation and opionion that the population is severely limited by logging or any other habitat degradation. I know harvest and poaching do take a toll, but these fish are reliably seen in several headwater streams each year, personal witness to that. A quick search suggested that production is not all that different from historic. But who knows? A couple thousand is a decent wild population in a rain dominated coastal system IMO. The proposed dams may really be the major threat.

The Chehalis tribe is building a hatchery last I heard. Too bad. Harvest pressure by QIN will likely increase.