Expecting the largest ever return of spring chinook salmon, Indian and
non-Indian fishing opportunities will be expanded in the Umatilla River
this year when the seasons open April 15.
Some 3,500 spring chinook adults are expected to return to the Umatilla
River this spring, said Gary James, fisheries program manager for the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
?It’s a real bright spot in a lot of downers,? said Jon Germond of the
Oregon Department of Fish and …
