Tailspin
Active Member
Just got back from a local ECVI stream from my annual start of my 3 week volenteer deed of moving coho upstream and am shocked to hear how low the numbers are to date, 18 coho return so far in the log book! Smaller than usual as well. Also of some concern is the talk of limited returns on some of the major flows on VI. Many are hoping they are late but only 18 in comparison to over 150 to date this time last year at our ladder pen is spooky. Also a test fishery done off Nitnat, on what was thought to be immature bluebacks tagged out to be malnurished undersize mature Coho. I don't no the actual escapment numbers for the Nitty but it sure sounds bleak.