Sorry, i dont know exact hatchery to unclipped rate in river. We only see the clipped ones people kill and bring to us, and we have filled about half a gut tote with them in 2 days. Thats pretty good fishing for early August. And people keep bringing in 20 plus pound chinook to weigh on our scale. Seeing about 4 of those a day.
Our bait orders also jumped dramatically, suggesting word of a good bite spread quickly.
At 245 when we ordered bait we basically ordered a third or so more bait than we had orders for, and by 7 pm all the extra bait we ordered was sold out.
Then suddenly guys (even guides) that said they weren't fishing down here this year, are lighting my phone up asking if they can camp in my yard and get bait.
So I haven't personally fished the river yet, but it feels like the last 2 days were really good. Of the guys Ive talked to it sounds like clip rate might be around 60 percent so far, maybe better. I do know the clip rate in the ocean has been better than usual. Lots of clipped chinook around compared to years ago.
