04-21-2011, 07:39 PM
This is definately a later run. But you can usually bet your boots that they over-forcasted too.
What is the sea lion population like above Bonneville Dam?
Anywhere from 25-33% of the Idaho chinook that cross Bonneville Dam disapear between Bonneville and Lower Granite. That doesn't even count what gets plucked out below Bonneville.
Washington and Oregon definately do get a disproportionately large share of Idaho's run. Do some math and see what the returns at LG (and the ID sportsman's harvest quotas) would be if 1/4 or 1/3 of the return didn't get annhilated in the Lower Columbia.
I say blast them on through. Washington and Oregon get a fall run that makes our spring run look like a joke.
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What is the sea lion population like above Bonneville Dam?
Anywhere from 25-33% of the Idaho chinook that cross Bonneville Dam disapear between Bonneville and Lower Granite. That doesn't even count what gets plucked out below Bonneville.
Washington and Oregon definately do get a disproportionately large share of Idaho's run. Do some math and see what the returns at LG (and the ID sportsman's harvest quotas) would be if 1/4 or 1/3 of the return didn't get annhilated in the Lower Columbia.
I say blast them on through. Washington and Oregon get a fall run that makes our spring run look like a joke.
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