The trout stayed in the river. My guide removed the hook underwater and released it quickly, without lifting it into the air for a photograph. I had just learned to catch a fish on a fly rod, and watching the care taken to let it go was as satisfying as catching it. I’ve visited Glacier…
UNDERWOOD — For 125 years, millions of tule fall Chinook salmon have passed through the Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery (SCNFH), incubating, hatching, stocking, and returning years later to spawn — a cycle completed by scent after years at sea.
This week’s photo, shows the Covington fish wheel, near Three-Mile Rapids, according to a museum record. As noted by reader and historian Marylin Urness, fish wheels were outlawed in 1934, and the presence of cottonwood trees in the background makes the exact location a little mysterious.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife media release
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Free news, online only:Â Fall Chinook fishing will be closed from the Hwy 730 bridge upstream to Threemile Dam in the Umatilla River from Sept. 22 through Nov. 30.
In the midst of salmon spawning, Parkdale Hatchery held a public tour on Sept. 8, introducing locals to the facility that’s trying to restore spring Chinook to the Hood River watershed.
Our Belize itinerary was full of wonder, relaxation, surprises, and adventure. It’s what happens when you plan half of it on the beach and the other half in the jungle. Combined, it proved to be … Read more
