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Fishing report 4/18

Spring chinook fishing to stay closed in lower Columbia despite 28 percent of early-season allocation remaining

Deer attacked by wolf in Wenatchee had broken leg

Wolf was keying in on vulnerable prey

Out & About

Items about the reopening of the Beacon Rock trail, the closure of Mt. Hood Skibowl and a boating safety class in Vancouver on April 27

States to try to trap sea lions at The Dalles

At least three of the marine mammals are near The Dalles Marina; treaty tribes say animals are damaging their fishing gear

Saving the Forest Service "shield'

Retired Gifford Pinchot National Forest supervisor helps in campaign to retain Forest Service's iconic logo

Lower Columbia spring chinook angling extension not anticipated

About 30 percent of the early-season allocation remains uncaught, but state officials plan to wait until run update in May

Beacon Rock trail reopened

Repair completed on bridge damaged by winter rock slide

Salmon acclimation sites approved for upper North Lewis

Locations on Clear Creek and Muddy River will imprint juvenile spring chinook to return to upper watershed

Discovery could help wildife habitat

WSU research identifies natural bacteria that inhibits growth of cheatgrass, an invasive weed that outcompetes native grasses important to deer and elk

Agency: Saving sucker fish to cost $135 million

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Federal biologists say it will take $135 million and 30 to 50 years to save two endangered species of sucker fish that figure in the water battles in the Klamath Basin.

Crossing on Highway 97 aims curb wildlife collisions

YAKIMA — A project nearing completion near Goldendale will allow deer and other wildlife to cross under U.S. Highway 97 without endangering either vehicles or themselves.

Poachers arrested with 242 netted cutthroat trout

State officers say they have no idea how many nights or weeks illegal fishing has been going on Grant County's Lake Lenore

Ocean salmon seasons offer abundant catches

PORTLAND — West Coast ocean salmon fishing seasons have been set for this year and promise lots of opportunities for both sport and commercial fishing, particularly off Oregon and California.The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted the seasons Thursday in Portland. They still have to be approved by NOAA Fisheries Service.

Court OKs agreement on Oregon river temperatures

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A federal court has approved an agreement that salmon advocates hope will lead to cooler water in rivers for salmon. But whether that turns out to be the case remains a muddy question.

Bonneville pool sturgeon estimate drops

Projected size of population not as large in 2012 as in 2009

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