Impressive second opening with an estimated 72,000 chum caught, making the weekly total 107,000 chum. This is the largest return for Hidden Falls through week 25 except for 2001 when we had the inordinately large 5 year old return. In 2001, the run eventually fizzled out due in part to low 4 year old return component (1.58 million all age class return). This year it appears the age class is not skewed like it was in 2001.
Certainly good news so far, but the run could just be early and within forecast range (the pessimists view), or it could be larger than expected (for optimists) which we are all rooting for. We’ll see as the next week unfolds. The sex ratio for the Thursday opener was 61% male but I suspect that may not be a representative sample as I believe the male ratio should be in the 70%+ range. Average weight was 8.5 pounds.
Deep Inlet chum although doing well and better than the past few years is not huge at this point. However, 16,000 chum have been caught by all gear types to date which is far ahead of 18 year average. The Chinook return to Medvejie/Deep Inlet is well ahead of forecast and will likely surpass the 30,000 fish predicted preseason.
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