long gone
long gone
Those fish are loooonnnnggggg gone. The whole section from westlinn to about salem is frog water esentially. There are a couple of spots up by macminville Ive heard rumors about, one between salem and dallas. Look at it this way, there average cruising speed aprox 17mph in the ocean against a 5 to 7 knot (5.5mph-7.7mph) current 24/7/365. If you figure the average speed of water through that section 7-10 mph they are cruising at around 10-12mph. The last of those fish will be waving goodbye to salem lights by sunrise. Sure a few will take potty breaks, stop say high to old friends, get revenge on the stuff that bit them when they were smolt, but for the most part they are on a booty call and hauling rear for thier spawning grounds and or hatchery, until conditions force them to slow down (i.e. the upriver tribs)