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Author Scott Sadil Heads Up the Columbia River to Save Fish

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Greg Thomas

Here’s an initial report on the progress of angling author Scott Sadil, who’s navigating Washington’s and Oregon’s Columbia River and Washington’s and Idaho’s Snake River in hopes of drawing attention to beleaguered native fish in both rivers. Sadil is an … Continue reading →

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Oregon Votes Down Gill-Net Ban

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Greg Thomas

Oregon voters shot down a ban that would have eliminated non-tribal gill-nets on the lower Columbia River and likely increased fish passage to all the alluring Columbia tributaries, including the Deschutes, Klickitat, Methow, Okanogan, Grand Ronde, Clearwater and Salmon rivers, … Continue reading →

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Columbia River Steelhead Run to be Average in 2011

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Greg Thomas

Note: Here’s a recent report as posted on Columbia Basin Bulletin. Recent years have provided record-breaking steelhead returns to the Columbia Basin tributaries, but 2011 isn’t expected to be as phenomenal as past years. In fact, it’s supposed to be

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