Woke up late but still decided to run all the way to the Hump in hopes of a big ol' silver. River was up over 3000 cfps so I headed straight to the hatchery hole. Arrived around 11am and ten or so guys were shoulder to shoulder at the mouth of the hatchery creek and most with big old ferocious hooksets every single cast. Snaggers suck!! So I set up about 50' downstream at the bottom of the drift as far from them as I cud get. Not much beach. Started out drifting eggs with an orange corky on 15lb test. Around noon, right as I'm ready to bail, I hooked my first fish. After ten minutes and a great fight, I beached a 10+ lb chum and released him back to the river safely. up to this point, no fish landed (or snagged) upriver from me. So I put in some more time. Switched my corky over to a couple small red beads above the eggs. Then An hour later I say a few more casts before i go and wham!! Fish on!! This is a big one who shoots straight down river with authority and then right back at me and stops right in front of me ten feet out. Suddenly, it shoots across river and into the air. 15lb or so close to bright silver!! After five minutes and three more huge jumps he broke my leader and I just stood there in amazement. After the initial run down and back up, he stayed directly in front of me comin in to my feet then jetting straight back out twenty feet or so and as he would get out away from me each time he would fly so high out of the water putting on a great show. That was my last hookup as people started to crowd me and snag my line with their barbed hooks. I bounced out and cruised down to the bluff hole and worked it over without a single nibble and ended my day. After the lost silver though the snaggers at the creek did land three chum which they hooked and drug straight in and way too far upshore in my opinion to be released. If they did release them. Although no fish in the cooler, my two fights were more than worth the trip. Beats work any day!!!