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Winter & Summer Steelhead Smolt Stocking - 2011

State, tribal, federal and regional enhancement groups steelhead smolt releases between April 15 and May 31, 2011 Smolts are defined as hatchery reared steelhead released at a minimum size of 10 fish per pound. The majority of the adult returns from these releases are expected during the 2012-2013 winter and 2013 summer seasons. Some releases are associated with supplementation efforts and are not intended to augment harvest opportunity. Select system totals in italics. Updated Sept. 25, 2012

Puget Sound &
Strait of Juan de Fuca River Systems
  Coastal River Systems   Columbia River System
and Tributaries
Name of Stream Winter Summer Name of Stream Winter Summer Name of Stream Winter Summer
Nooksack River 99,999 0 Sooes River 100,117 0 Grays River, West Fork 35,000 0
Whatcom Creek 40,000 0 Quillayute River System 80,293 47,124 Elochoman River 92,000 31,000
Skagit River System 240,000 0   Sol Duc River 0 20,000 Cowlitz River System 696,816 617,829
  Baker River 30,000 0 Snider Creek 0 0   Cowlitz River Mainstem 684,816 577,098
Cascade River 210,000 0 Bogachiel River 80,293 0 Coweeman River 12,000 0
North Fork Stillaguamish River 128,066 69,945 Calawah River 0 27,124 South Fork Toutle 0 15,844
Snohomish River System 317,955 182,500 Hoh River System b/ 0 Green R. (Cowlitz Co.) 0 24,887
  Skykomish River 145,955 182,500 Quinault River/Cook Creek etc. 404,027 0 Kalama River & Gobar Cr 112,082 76,672
Snoqualmie River 152,000 0 Humptulips River (Stevens Cr.) 132,145 31,405 Lewis River System 216,918 240,495
Wallace River 20,000 0 Chehalis River System 317,800 61,065   North Fork and Mainstem 159,160 223,471
Green River (King Co.) 116,056 74,408   Wynoochee River 170,000 61,065 East Fork 57,758 17,024
  Mainstem 35,564 25,000 Satsop River, East Fork 58,800 0 Salmon Creek (Clark Co.) 20,000 0
Big Soos Creek 80,492 49,408 Skookumchuck River 89,000 0 Washougal River System 59,993 63,163
Flaming Geyser 9,997 0 U. Cheh. R. (Eight Creek)   0   Washougal Rv. mainstem 29,996 33,151
Puyallup River System a/ 0 Smith Creek 10,000 0 N. F. Washougal Rv. 29,997 30,012
  White River a/ 0 Naselle River 38,345 0 Klickitat River 0 94,512
Skokomish River 26,642 0 Willapa River System 61,500 0 Walla Walla River System 0 255,462
Dewatto River 6,622 0   South Fork 10,000 0   Walla Walla R. Mainstem 0 102,341
Duckabush River 140 0 Fork Creek 39,500 0 Touchet River 0 153,121
Dungeness River 11,750 0 Stringer Creek 12,000 0 Snake River System 0 440,335
Elwha River 229,687 0 North River 10,000 0   Snake River, Lower 0 164,813
Hoko River 25,261 0 Salmon fry Tucannon River 0 77,683
Sekiu River 12,292 0 Grand Ronde River 0 197,839
Sail River 11,346 0 U. Columbia R. (Ringold) 0 144,438
Waatch River 25,071 0 Wenatchee River System 0 339,614
    Wenatchee River 0 167,251
a/ 27,876 Fingerling
b/ '0' release, IHN disease concerns
Nason Creek 0 91,189
Chiwawa River 0 81,174
  Methow River System 0 330,571
  Mainstem 0 261,511
Twisp River 0 92,340
Chewuch River 0 83,861
Okanogan River System 0 127,583
  Okanogan River 0 3,960
Salmon Creek 0 50,000
Similkameen River 0 73,623