jmolanoj.... ADULT FISH RETURNING IS NOT THE PROBLEM... Its the fact that the smolts don't get to the ocean.. which is a direct result of the dams... About that I am not wrong. The adult fish can and do make it up thru the dams.. and gill nets and fisherman. the barges are not working "no matter what the BPA tells you" I agree that there are several things that could be done that could help that are not being done. A simple graph of returning fish numbers pre/ post damns on the lower Snake says it all. The Salmon river is wide open and waiting as is the main Clearwater.. hundreds of miles of spawning habitat thats just about lost. The fish will do the rest if they get a chance.