Last winter's escapement levels?
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Here is a link to the updated hatchery escapements. Don't think Wild steelhead escapement numbers get posted on the site.
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hat/escape/escape.htm
http://wdfw.wa.gov/hat/escape/escape.htm
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Surveys run through June. They should have the data by now. I don't know if there is a number that they feel comfortable publishing yet.
Contact your area fisheries Bio. I do know that the numbers were generally up. They really could not have gone down.
WDFW web site will get you to the bio your looking for.
Go Sox,
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Contact your area fisheries Bio. I do know that the numbers were generally up. They really could not have gone down.
WDFW web site will get you to the bio your looking for.
Go Sox,
cds
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I just e-mailed the bio who oversees the estimates on the northern most S river. If I get a number I'll get it to you. What rivers are you interested in?
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Hey Charles--that's really nice of you. I would like to hear about the Skagit, Sauk and Samish.
It would be great if WDFW just posts them. I think it would help people better understand the context for openings and closures as right now I think alot of us are either "dumb and happy" or more often the case "dumb and mad".
Thanks.
It would be great if WDFW just posts them. I think it would help people better understand the context for openings and closures as right now I think alot of us are either "dumb and happy" or more often the case "dumb and mad".
Thanks.
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Skagit and Sauk didn't make their 5k escapement goals, not even close
Samish is pretty consistent at about 750 fish
Samish is pretty consistent at about 750 fish
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Where did you get this information?
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from WDFW officers, and the sci techs that count the steelhead redds on the rivers.I used to be employeed as a sci tech for WDFW, and used to do the salmon counts on the Samish, and still know who's in charge of Whatcom couny/samish river. They closed all rivers early this year, as Im sure we all know, and last I spoke to anyone about it a month after the rivers were closed they were still far off from their escapement goals in the Skagit system
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stilly stalker,
Thnanks for the info. I am not trying to dismiss your information but the river was closed mid February and if the counts you refer to were only up to date a month later the main thrust of the Skagit/Sauk steelhead run had not even occured yet. I am still curious as to what they think the run numbers were for the entire spring season.
Thnanks for the info. I am not trying to dismiss your information but the river was closed mid February and if the counts you refer to were only up to date a month later the main thrust of the Skagit/Sauk steelhead run had not even occured yet. I am still curious as to what they think the run numbers were for the entire spring season.
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Kerry,
I saw Brett last Friday. He said it was looking good into early May, and then the numbers just fell flat. Consequently the escapement estimate will likely be less than the goal of 6,000. SCL had good counts upstream of Marblemount, which is not a real good sign relative to the other river reaches.
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I saw Brett last Friday. He said it was looking good into early May, and then the numbers just fell flat. Consequently the escapement estimate will likely be less than the goal of 6,000. SCL had good counts upstream of Marblemount, which is not a real good sign relative to the other river reaches.
Sg
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