If the salmon don't run, the bears stop coming.
Various organizations are involved to protect healthy salmon runs into the future.
On occasion, the salmon in the pool or run before you will be hitting with regularity.
The river is noted for its prolific salmon runs despite heavy depletion by commercial fish traps during the early 20th century.
The salmon runs this year are expected to be of record proportions.
Having destroyed the salmon runs on which the Indians used to depend, the dam operators are required by law to offer something in return.
The salmon and sea trout season runs from 25 February to 30 November.
This allows for a spectacular salmon run every fall.
When the salmon are running, big fat fish can be picked up by hand.
The tyee salmon, often over 40 pounds, are running, ready to spawn in their home rivers.