Deschutes River Spring Chinook Above Pelton-Round Butte Dams; Good Return Results For Juveniles From Reintroduced Fish
June 20th, 2019
Although the run of spring chinook into the Deschutes River is one of the lowest in years, as it has been throughout the Columbia River basin, the proportion of the Deschutes run that originated as reintroduced fish upstream of the Pelton Round Butte Hydroelectric Project near Madras, Oregon is one of the best in years, according to Portland General Electric.
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Treaty Fishing To Begin For Summer Chinook, Sockeye; Run Forecasts Down From Last Year’s Actual Returns
June 12th, 2019
Treaty platform fishing and commercial treaty gillnetting will begin this month for summer chinook and sockeye salmon. Tribes had not had a commercial gillnet fishery during the spring chinook run.
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Changed Spill Pattern At Little Goose Dam Sees Positive Results For Adult Salmon Passage; Some Concern About Trade-Off For Juveniles Moving Downstream
June 9th, 2019
The number of adult spring chinook passing Little Goose Dam on the lower Snake River has picked up, largely due to a continuous 8-hour reduced spill regime requested last week by salmon managers of the interagency Technical Management Team.
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After 6-Year Ban, Barbed Hooks Return For Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Fishing, Managers Say Catch/Release Mortality Rates Unchanged With Barbless; Dismal Returns Make Summer Chinook Season Unlikely
June 5th, 2019
As of last weekend, June 1, the requirement to use barbless hooks to fish for salmon, steelhead and trout in the Columbia River is no longer mandatory.
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Spring Chinook Return Forecast Downgraded By 25 Percent To Only 75,000 Fish; Steelhead, Jack Passage Also Low
May 23rd, 2019
The number of upriver spring chinook forecasted to return to the Columbia River in what was already set to be a poor year dropped by 25 percent this week.
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New Fish Scanning Technology Now On-Line At Bonneville Dam Fish Handling Facility
May 14th, 2019
New fish scanning technology developed by Whooshh Innovations is now being used at the Bonneville Dam adult fish handling facility.
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Corps Selects New Fish Count Contractor At Columbia/Snake Dams; Data Release Delays At Some Dams
March 26th, 2019
As a new contractor comes on board that will count adult fish at Columbia and Snake river dams over the next five years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says there will be a longer than normal transition period that will include delays in posting fish counts at six of the eight dams for as long as up to June.