The neatest colored fish I caught were from sloughs that were murky and slow and barely anything much than a slow canal. The big fish were most likely sea-runs that were feeding and getting ready to spawn I suppose-not sure. There was no gravel so perhaps they were just on feeding runs killing time. There were alot of juvenile peamouth and sucker-types of fish by the thousands stuck in those canals.

I have read of Bull Trout in Grays Harbor streams that were once somewhat plentiful that were there only to feed and not spawn-an interesting fish I'd love to more about historically. I have fished Grays Harbor streams for 30+ years and never once caught a Dolly/Bull in those waters.