Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I viewed 2018 as the year of concern at least in regards to coho.
All we heard towards the end of 2015 was drought, small fish, no returns, blob and doom & gloom, but the PS coho forecast for this year is surprisingly 500K +. Based on all the negativity in 2015, you'd think it would be a lot less then that.

2016 offered stellar early season coho fish though some would deny that until we got shut down early. That was a total knee jerk reaction to 2015 and wasn't needed in my opinion.
I guess you'd actually have to go fishing for them to actually have experienced it.
I think 2019 could be an excellent year as far as coho goes.

Last summer the coho showed up strong right after MA 9 closed at labor day. It fished well prior to the closure but we didn't get to fish primetime.
Being restricted to shore fishing is a joke but will likely be a management tool in the future moving forward.
MA 10 fished great in September last year if you had a boat.

We've had better ocean conditions since the blob disappeared, so I hope for better returns in the future.

Make sure to submit your NOF comments on the salmon seasons you want.
https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/northfalcon/2018/index.php

SF