2014 Good For Salmon

[SerengetiGuide]

Salmon anglers continue to get good news from forecasts

“It should be as good in 2014 as it was this past year, which saw a bumper crop of fall chinook,” said Joe Hymer, a state Fish and Wildlife biologist. “Coho and sockeye numbers are also up in 2014, summer chinook is on par, and spring chinook is double of what we saw last season.&r

More Columbia River salmon forecasts have come to light and if the numbers pan out, anglers could see improved ocean and in-river fisheries this coming summer.

“It should be as good in 2014 as it was this past year, which saw a bumper crop of fall chinook,” said Joe Hymer, a state Fish and Wildlife biologist. “Coho and sockeye numbers are also up in 2014, summer chinook is on par, and spring chinook is double of what we saw last season.”

All Columbia River chinook stocks appeared to have exceeded expectations with the exception of .... http://seattletimes.com/html/sports/2022500332_outnotes22xml.html

Forecast looks good. Also heard BC numbers are best looking in many years as well. Yahooo, can't wait for the summer!!! (This should be considered when looking at halibut as well... lol)

 

[rockdog]

Right on!.......

 

[pescador]

Best Christmas present you could ask for...

 

[profisher]

Have heard the same thing with next summer looking good. But it also came with a big but....the next 3 years after are not looking as good. So we were told to enjoy next year.

 

[Aces]

Yeah BUT.........Canada is still doing nothing to help our runs and our brother's off SVI will still get the shaft.

This reliance on US production of salmon is not sustainable IMO

 

[scott craven]

2009 was a very good year. 5 years later 2014 promises to be good.
makes sense if the returns were good in '09