Salmon nearly boiled alive in Pacific north-west heatwave
Salmon in the Columbia River were exposed to unlivable water temperatures that caused them to break out in angry red lesions and white fungus …
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This is shaping up to be a dire summer for fish and trees
Temperatures in the Columbia and Snake rivers are already within two degrees of the slaughter zone of 2015 when half the sockeye salmon run was …
A New Culinary Approach for Steelhead and Salmon in Snake and Columbia Rivers
The current EPA plan for Washington and Oregon rivers leaves spawning salmon and steelhead in hot water. However, with local restaurants reopening and eager …
Sea Lion-Salmon Cycle Starts Again in Columbia
In 2019, wildlife managers removed 33 sea lions from Willamette Falls that had been returning there for years. A new permit issued last August by …
Fishing BC Presents: Fall Spey Fishing on the Columbia River
Irreplaceable for the steelhead enthusiast is the feeling of a swung fly being interrupted by the electricity of a tight line grab. However, the mighty …
Anglers Remove 100,000 Predators From Columbia and Snake Rivers
Cast for cash! The Bonneville Power Administration and its partners report that in 2020, for the 23rd consecutive season, the Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program …
Lower Snake River, ID – Fish Habitat and Dams – Virtual Tour
An aerial tour of the Lower Snake River and the dams that need to be removed to save wild salmon and steelhead.
For the first time in 80 years, salmon spawning in the upper Columbia River
Thanks to 60 salmon that were released in 2019 above the Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams for the first time in more than a …
Hundreds of sea lions to be killed in effort to save endangered fish
U.S. authorities have given wildlife managers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho permission to start killing hundreds of sea lions in the Columbia River basin in …
EPA Report Suggests Rivers Aren’t for Salmon
No, this is not fake news. It’s hard to cool river water heated to temperatures that kill salmon. So the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggested …