By the end of May 2022, approximately 14,000 spring Chinook had passed over the Willamette Falls at Oregon City, making their way to the hatcheries of their origin that are situated on several of the upper Willamette River tributaries.
It turned out to be a fair run that eventually built to about 40,000 spring salmon. But it was not a good year for summer steelhead; by the end of May 2022 less than 2,000 steelhead…
