BEND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the Lower Deschutes River will open for a spring chinook salmon season from April 1 through July 31.
That’s a big change from last year when the season was closed on the central Oregon river due to a wild chinook run of just 430 fish. This year, however, more than 2,000 of the fish are expected, and biologists predict between 7,500 and 8,500 hatchery fish will be available for harvest. Only hatchery fish can be kept by anglers, and the daily bag limit will be two fish.
The Lower Deschutes will be open for spring chinook fishing from Sherars Falls, just north of Maupin, downstream to the mouth of the river.
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Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com
