Shad numbers ... mystery solved

[fishingfirst]

I thought the black helicopter was transporting them over. Thanks Pete.......all logical, what's up with that?

:grin:

Scott

[Miss B Haven]

Nope Pete- it's not that! The fish counter at Bonne just turned 50 and keeps fallin' asleep on the job.

Don't ask me how I know that. :blush:

[Pete]

Have you looked at the shad numbers?

_____Bonneville________Dalles
5/28____42914__________122495
5/29____67219__________109248
5/30____65687__________116107
5/31___125569___________93254
6/1____185667__________150537
6/2_____94367__________134114
6/3_____66425__________138744
Total___772644__________980191

So, what's going on?

Here's the answer! The locks are leaking more than usual, especially along the bottom, creating a soft current the fish are nosing into. When the locks open, the fish flood in and take the elevator, instead of the ladder.

[5-Cents]

And I thought shad were dumb :grin: Hey taking the elevator is way better than taking the stairs [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

[finclipped]

Makes you wonder how many salmon and steelhead they are not counting too.

[Stz ll]

Hey go easy on us over 50 year old guys. :grin: