Where are the silvers? Poor showing at Everett Coho Salmon Derby

Only 216 fished weighed.  Compared to last years 1100+.  Where are they?   

-Allen

OUCH! What the heck's going on here?? Reports all around are really spotty.

Z

  Whatever ocean conditions resulted in coastal closures in CA and OR, and poor returns in AK< also have affected the WA silvers.  We saw a few nice ones on the dock at Olson's this past Saturday, but the guys there said it's been very poor all-over this summer and fall.

Here's a link to the Skagit area, sorta useful, but no accurate reports available yet.  I may head down to Skagit Valley this weekend and see what I can find.  I need a fishing parter in a 'yak, first, and I can't find one....

Bellingham Herald - Skagit Fishery 2008

another link.... take with a grain of salt... it is the Everett Herald after all.

Everett Herald - Silvers 2008

It has been very spoty here on the straight as well. Most of the time I can look out my bedroom window and see if there are any boats out trolling, lately I have not seen any.
The reports from Olsens has not be a steller one either. (from fisherman, not the resort. The resort always says their catching fish) I have heard of some sportguys getting fish on the rivers, and like I said you can see them at the base of the Elwah dam. Sol duc is producing a few. I have yet to try that river. guess I should get into gear.