The word is that Everything has been really late this year - 2-3 weeks for all the Salmon and Steelhead runs. They were catching Coho in the Skagit in early February! And the Chums didn't die until late Dec/early January.
The usual designation of "late" for hatchery fish on the Sky is mid-late February. I used to see hatchery spawners in the back-eddys and slower pools around Two-Bit at that time. They're usually tailing off just as the C&R season starts, so yeah - this definitely qualifies as late.
These also could have been from smolt planted at one of the lower Sky plant sites (Lewis Street, etc)- if they're not caught, they roam around and try to spawn in the river since there are no collection traps set for them like at Reiter.
The usual designation of "late" for hatchery fish on the Sky is mid-late February. I used to see hatchery spawners in the back-eddys and slower pools around Two-Bit at that time. They're usually tailing off just as the C&R season starts, so yeah - this definitely qualifies as late.
These also could have been from smolt planted at one of the lower Sky plant sites (Lewis Street, etc)- if they're not caught, they roam around and try to spawn in the river since there are no collection traps set for them like at Reiter.