Chris,

If you are referring to Miller Bay, these chinook are not endangered. Remember, only wild chinook are listed in the vast majority of cases. These fish are the result of a hatchery program begun by the Suquamish Tribe in the late 70s on Grover Creek. It's located right off the highway midway between Suquamish and Kingston. Since it's a hatchery run, the tribe conducts what is known as a wipe out fishery in the bay. That is, only a relatively small number of the chinook are needed for spawning requirements at the hatchery, and the rest are considered harvestable. If you take a look at the creek, you'll notice it's anything but prime habitat for chinook. It is, or was, well suited for coho, chums, and cutthroat, however. I think it's pretty amazing that a hatchery chinook run would become established there.

As for who gets to fish where, I have no information. As most of us have come to learn, that is often the result of court or policy decisions that may, or may not, be logical.

Sincerely,

Salmo g.