No king salmon returning to Puget sound was no big secret, I posted the absence of King salmon 2 weeks after the Straights opened on July 1st. There were very few kings being caught in their feeding grounds when they first enter the Straights. Everyone wants to believe and hope the fish are just late. Run timings usually never vary much more than 1 week if they haven't showed up in that time frame they are not coming.
Nisqually chum run, last 2 years a bust, Puget sound hatchery steelhead runs last year late? no they didn't show in any numbers, Cowlitz late winter steelhead last two years no show for what they planted. We all just keep hoping they are late, but they never come.