All the chinook 10-percenters on this board might be a bit disappointed to find out just how small a dent they really make with rod/reel in-river.

What the latest Hump data shows is that for the 3 most recent brood years with a complete run reconstruction (2003-2005) the stock is being exploited at 72% of total adult production, leaving 28% for the gravel.

Within that 72% exploitation piece, 70% of it occurs in SE-AK and BC, 24% occurs thru in-basin netting, and only 6% thru in-basin sport harvest.

The AK/BC piece accounts for a pre-terminal (northern intercept) exploitation of 50% of total adult production. Half the fish are taken before a single king crosses bar. Within that AK/BC piece, the exploitation is split overwhelmingly commercial by a factor of 4:1 (80/20).

As for the in-basin piece, the commercial exploitation once again dominates by a factor of 4:1 (80/20).