Columbia River Fall Chinook and Coho
2004 Preliminary Returns and Outlook for 2005

Lower River Hatchery Stock – LRH

• 2004 return of near 111,000 is above average but down from 2002 and 2003
• Below average to poor return of jacks in 2004
• 2005 return should be down from 2003 and 2004 and below 100,000

Lower River Wild Stock – LRW

• 2004 return very near prediction of 24,200
• Average return of jacks in 2004
• 2005 return should be similar to the previous three years of about 20,000

Bonneville Pool Hatchery Stock – BPH

• 2004 return of over 180,000 is close to a record high return
• Jacks in 2004 down from recent years
• 2005 return should be strong but below recent four years (average 162,000)

Upriver Bright Stock – URB

• 2004 return of near 370,000 is one of the largest on record (since 1964)
• 2004 jacks down from recent years
• 2005 return should be very strong but down from 2004

Mid-Columbia Bright Stock – MCB

• 2004 was the third year of over 100,000 return
• 2005 return should be similar to 2004 return

Total Columbia River Fall Chinook

• 2004 return of near 800,000 is similar to very strong returns of recent two years
• 2005 return should be strong but less than recent three years (700,000 – 900,000)

Coho

• 2004 return just over 400,000
• Columbia River jack returns are 68% of the 2003 returns
• 2005 return should be down from recent years
  

December 6, 2004
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife