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COLUMBIA RIVER FALL CHINOOK
2016 PRELIMINARY RETURNS AND
OUTLOOK FOR 2017

2016 Preliminary Returns
• Adult fall Chinook returns were predicted to be 960,000 fish.
• Preliminary returns are about two-thirds of the forecast.
• Bright stock jack returns are about half of the recent 10 year average.

2017 Outlook
• Bright stocks should be similar to years prior to 2013.
• Tule stocks should be similar to the recent 10 year average.
• Poor ocean conditions along the Oregon and Washington coasts could potentially have negative impacts on tule fall Chinook and Coho returns.

Columbia River Coho
• 2016 preliminary return is much less than predicted.
• Jack returns to the Columbia River are up some from last year, but lower than the previous two years.


Tule Stocks
LRH – Lower River Hatchery stock
BPH – Bonneville Pool Hatchery stock
Bright Stocks
URB – Upriver Bright stock
PUB – Pool Upriver Bright stock
BUB – Bonneville Bright stock
LRW – Lower River Wild stock
SAB – Select Area Bright stock

December 5, 2016
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife