05-30-2009, 02:14 PM
"The states, meeting as the Columbia River Compact on Tuesday afternoon, said they now believe 160,000 spring chinook will enter the river this year. Two weeks ago, the prediction was downgraded from the preseason prediction of nearly 300,000 to a range of 120,000 to 150,000. "About half of what was expected.
"The biggest questions now surround the show of jacks at Bonneville. Jack salmon are males that return a year or two earlier than their age class and with enough regularity (except for the past three years) to predict the subsequent adult run.
By Monday, the jack count at Bonneville was 62,748. That's more than three times the previous record and six times the 10-year average. The count almost certainly means a better run in 2009, although high jack counts last year didn't pan out in an accurate run prediction this year."
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"The biggest questions now surround the show of jacks at Bonneville. Jack salmon are males that return a year or two earlier than their age class and with enough regularity (except for the past three years) to predict the subsequent adult run.
By Monday, the jack count at Bonneville was 62,748. That's more than three times the previous record and six times the 10-year average. The count almost certainly means a better run in 2009, although high jack counts last year didn't pan out in an accurate run prediction this year."
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