Howdy,
When I was younger spotting a sealion around Muk-Everett was a real treat. Now packs of them cruise by as regular as seagulls. My positive spin on this is like the Bald Eagle recovery, both species way up on the food chain, should give us realistic hope of a Salmonid come back as well.
Floating a herring off the R.R. tracks at Pidgeon Cr.#1 I caught sight of a monster King chasing, adreniline pumping my "King" transformed into a harbor seal. I lucked out getting my bait away from the whiskered Tyee.