Due to the ESA and trying to reduce the number of hatchery adults spawning with the natives, the EF Lewis received a low plant of around 25,000 summer smolts in 1998. This bulk of this low plant would be, of course, returning as 2-salt adults this summer of 2000. Check it out under "Smolt plants" on the WDFW web page. Normal plant for the EF Lewis averaged around 80-100K smolts, but not for this summer. In other words, EF will suck this summer.
Washougal should be more interesting with a normal plant. QUESTION: Is anyone out there in cyber-space willing to cough up bank access points on the Washougal (Besides Hathaway and Bowling Alley) I would appreciate any info. Thanks - X.