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Snake Steelhead Run a Shadow of Past Years by Rich Landers Spokesman-Review, September 17, 2012

FISHING -- The numbers over the dams tell the story of this year's downsized steelhead run to the Columbia and Snake Rivers.

What the numbers don't say is that anglers putting in their time are catching fish, and having a good time doing it.

More than 1,600 fish a day have been moving up over Lower Granite Dam.

How many do you need?

Read on for the latest update, posted Monday afternoon, on Columbia River system steelhead and fall chinook run sizes.

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met today (Sept. 17) and updated fall Chinook and steelhead run sizes.

Fall Chinook -- Returns to mouth of the Columbia:

Stock Update Pre-season

Upriver Brights (URBs) 308,300 353,000

Bonneville Upriver Brights(BUBs) 23,000 23,900

Pool Upriver Brights (PUBs) 58,500 66,100

Bonneville Pool Hatchery (BPH) 63,500 60,000

Upriver Summer Run Steelhead -- Returns to Bonneville Dam

Group A 185,000 331,800

Group A wild 64,800 91,800

Group B 20,000 52,800

Group B wild 4,200 13,400