The size of the silvers on the Carbon/Puyallup system is determined by the (un)-naturally selective process of how big the openings in the indian nets are. Prior to 1977, the silvers on this river were absolute slabs more reminiscent of the hook nosed variety found on the Satsop. Decades of monofilament strip mining by our native brothers have all but eliminated the native stocks in this system. Now we are happy just to see a few dinks coming back to the hatchery at Voights creek.
So I guess the answer to kwickens question is, no , we are not at the end of the run. And, no, they don't get much bigger.
grumpyr