Spring chinook forecast looking bright

The 2014 spring chinook run will be better that the past few runs, according to a forecast from state, federal and tribal fisheries managers in the Pacific Northwest.

Known as the Technical Advisory Committee, the fisheries managers are calling for a return of 227,000 spring chinook to the Columbia River basin and a return of 125,000 to the Snake River basin.

Neither number is huge but it is an improvement on the 123,000 spring chinook that returned to the Columbia last year and the Snake River total of 67,300.

To view a graph of the forecast click on PDF. Click again to enlarge.