a little good news (for a change)

[nor cal steelie]

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20101228/ARTICLES/101229551/1033/news?Title=Chinook-salmon-return-in-record-numbers-to-Eel-River

[Troutsource]

Similar story in the Sacramento Bee today regarding the Central Valley rivers: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/12/29/3286199/chinook-salmon-rebound-in-central.html

The Central Valley's fall chinook salmon run surged back strongly this year, but probably not enough to bring the prized fish back to menus and markets in big numbers.

Each major hatchery on Sacramento River tributaries roughly doubled its spawning numbers compared to last year. Some did even better.

The state's Feather River Hatchery, for instance, took in 17,209 salmon, compared with 6,205 last year. The Mokelumne River Hatchery spawned 3,332 – far more than last year's 690 salmon.

Last year's run was only about 39,000 salmon – the lowest ever recorded. The prior two years were both well under 100,000. As a result, fishing seasons were closed for the first time ever, in 2008 and 2009.