As of May 8th, 2017, a total of 92 spring Chinook had passed Lower Granite Dam on the lower Snake River. By this time last year, 4,814 had passed. And the 10-year average is 11,254. I was planning to go fishing this weekend, but I think that would be futile with so few Chinook in […]
A new report published by Oregon State University (OSU) and funded by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), blames ocean conditions in 2015 for the poor Chinook salmon runs that are predicted by Pacific Northwest fisheries managers in 2017. Ocean conditions, or the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), […]
Today we hand delivered a letter from Riggins, Idaho small businesses to Idaho Senator Risch’s staff in Boise. The letter stressed the economic importance of angling expenditures to small Idaho river communities and the need to recover the endangered salmon and steelhead. A PDF version is available here. Click on the image of the letter […]
PDF version can be found here. April 7, 2017 Nez Perce County Board of County Commissioners 1225 Idaho Street, PO Box 896 Lewiston, Idaho 83501-0896 Re: Comments to the US Army Corps of Engineers for the CRSO EIS Dear Sirs, I read with interest your comments submitted to the US Army […]
The 2017 spring adult Chinook salmon and Steelhead migration to the Columbia River basin has begun. Bonneville dam is the first dam encountered by salmon and steelhead adults as they return to their natal waters to spawn. Fish destined for the middle and upper Columbia and Snake Rivers will encounter 3 more dams (The Dalles, […]
Steelhead (hatchery and wild) movements in the lower Snake River, over Lower Granite Dam are as follows: Totals on 4/30/17. 2017: 7141 2016: 5306 10-yr avg: 8611 Wild Steelhead: 2017: 2953 2016: 2995 10-yr avg: 3297 Flows are still very high in the lower Snake River, averaging about 125,000 cfs for the past week. All 4 […]
In the end, a multitude of other species end up being targeted for elimination to keep the salmon-killing dams in place. The wildlife carnage takes place above and below the water surface. Sea lion task force says lethal removal of sea lions at Bonneville Dam is likely not reducing predation on salmon and steelhead at […]
The 2017 spring adult migration to the Columbia River basin has begun. Bonneville dam is the first dam encountered by salmon and steelhead adults as they return to their natal waters to spawn. Fish destined for the middle and upper Columbia and Snake Rivers will encounter 3 more dams (The Dalles, John Day, and McNary). […]
Steelhead (hatchery and wild) movement in the lower Snake River, over Lower Granite Dam are as follows: Totals on 4/23/17. 2017: 7009 2016: 5155 10-yr avg: 8247 Wild Steelhead: 2017: 2875 2016: 2876 10-yr avg: 3074 While high flows help juveniles to return to the ocean quicker, which helps their survival, it also means that […]
The 2017 spring adult migration to the Columbia River basin has begun. Bonneville dam is the first dam encountered by salmon and steelhead adults as they return to their natal waters to spawn. Fish destined for the middle and upper Columbia and Snake Rivers will encounter 3 more dams (The Dalles, John Day, and McNary). […]