A state fish biologist of just about two years at the time, Bob Lucas joined thousands of anglers who mourned the loss of the Toutle River on May 18, 1980.
Once a paradise for anglers, the Toutle and most of its fish were snuffed out by the eruption of Mount St. Helens. The blast reset the river valley, burying the waterway under 3 billion tons of debris. All that was left was a steaming moonscape and gelatinous mudflows — and a deep ache in outdoorsman’s’ hearts.
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