TriCities Chinook/Steelhead

[C-Money]

Its been a tough year. I have only put 4 fish in my boat this fall, kinda embarrassing...

[syoungs]

Steelhead opened up a bit above mcnary this weekend. Saw over a dozen caught, 2 boats of 4 limited, saw a few salmon caught there as well by the guys trolling, water temps coming down so it should start getting good soon!

[drysideshooter]

Steelhead opened up a bit above mcnary this weekend. Saw over a dozen caught, 2 boats of 4 limited, saw a few salmon caught there as well by the guys trolling, water temps coming down so it should start getting good soon!

That's good news.  I've been on the river somewhere about every day for a couple weeks and the water temperature has started to cool quite a bit more the last several days. 

[drysideshooter]

I personally think the behavior of a lot of the chinook has to do with the fact that an estimated 80% are hatchery fish, and I assume some of the remaining 20% could be the result of some wild/hatchery fish reproduction.  As anyone that has fished much in areas where the salmon are wild can tell you, the behavior of the fish are different.  Sort of like it is fairly widely acknowledged that wild steelhead are more likely to take some types of presentations than hatchery fish.  The wild fish are probably more aggressive.  I know it's the result of all of the dams and the need for inexpensive power but it's still a bit sad for sure.