The Steelhead Angler

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It appears that the Chinook Salmon run we have all been hopping for is starting to make its way past Bonneville Dam as their count numbers begin to improve. Looking on the DART Adult Passage All Species Composite Report page yesterday the number of fish crossing over Bonneville Dam was 6645 adults and 115 jacks both of these number are good results and as the run has just started to move up the river I’m hopping that even these numbers will increase over the next few days.

They have been trapping a few of the seals that hang out around the Bonneville ladders. While activist still are protesting their removal and just how long they will be able to keep the trapping operation for the seals going seems to be up in the air. I may be a little more sympatric about this issue but if the dams were not in the rivers the seals would not even be traveling up there in the first place. Ok they won’t let them destroy the seals at least let them keep up the trapping efforts and get them out of the river. Some unhappy fisherman might chuck a rock or some at them and we don’t want these seals to be harmed now do we?

Anyway back to the good news and that is even with the seals feasting on or salmon it appears that the fisheries management teams predictions are going to be met if not excided this year. We should all have a better then average chance at hooking into one of Idaho’s special treasures this year.

A friend of mine has started a forum here in Idaho and it would be great if you would stop by and see what we are doing here in Idaho. Don’t be shy either start your own topic and let us know what going on in your area or ask some questions and find out some of the many exciting fishing opportunities that Idaho has to offer.  You can find his forum at:  http://idahotrouthunter.wordpress.com/idaho-trouthunter-forum/  and tell Old Eagle Eyes Hi for me while you’re there.

Tags: chinook salmon, salmon returns

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