How The 2010 Columbia Spring Chinook Forecast Came About
Reaction to yesterday’s prediction of 470,000 spring Chinook back to the Columbia River in 2010 ranges from “We are going to have a very fun year next year it looks like” to “Even half of the prediction would be very nice!” to “I’ve got ten bucks that says they have over-estimated. Their track record for making estimates is horrendous.”
470K Springers, Panel Says
A joint state-tribal-federal panel is forecasting a run of 470,000 springers to the Columbia next year, which, if it actually comes in, would be the largest on record.