06-01-2015, 04:56 PM
That's a generally-safe assumption. Out-migrating conditions play one of the largest roles in salmon/steelhead survival, and consequently, adult returns.
Since most releases are done in the same general time-frame (March/April), the different fisheries should experience similar out-migrating conditions. However, there are a couple of additional considerations: how many are released and where.
The further they have to go, the more that can go wrong. Pahsimeroi fish have about 200 miles further to go than Rapid River fish do, and Sawtooth fish have about 300 miles further.
Since SF, Saw, and Pah are all summer runs, they still have plenty of time to do their thing. I know this is arbitrary, but today is the first day they start calling them summer chinook at Bonneville. With the springers coming fairly early this year, I am thinking/hoping we are just experiencing a longer delay than usual between runs.
What really has me worried is the weak jack return this year... :/
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Since most releases are done in the same general time-frame (March/April), the different fisheries should experience similar out-migrating conditions. However, there are a couple of additional considerations: how many are released and where.
The further they have to go, the more that can go wrong. Pahsimeroi fish have about 200 miles further to go than Rapid River fish do, and Sawtooth fish have about 300 miles further.
Since SF, Saw, and Pah are all summer runs, they still have plenty of time to do their thing. I know this is arbitrary, but today is the first day they start calling them summer chinook at Bonneville. With the springers coming fairly early this year, I am thinking/hoping we are just experiencing a longer delay than usual between runs.
What really has me worried is the weak jack return this year... :/
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