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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 13 > Lower Columbia steelhead fishing delayed to protect chinook salmon

Lower Columbia steelhead fishing delayed to protect chinook salmon

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
May 13, 2008

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The lower Columbia River will remain closed to steelhead fishing until further notice to avoid the incidental catch of protected spring chinook salmon.

Monday’s announcement effectively delays the fishery for hatchery steelhead that was scheduled to open....

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