Hanford Reach Steelhead Fishery Closing As Of Jan. 1

This year’s return of Ringold Springs Hatchery steelhead is expected to be the lowest return on record over the past 20 years.
Pacific Blobs, ‘Crock Pots’ Of Algae, Marine Toxins, And Shellfishing Shutdowns

Repeated marine heatwaves off the U.S. West Coast starting about 2013 fueled record harmful algal blooms that seeded a region off Northern California and Southern Oregon with toxic algae, a new study has found.
Story Details How Steelheaders’ Donations Are Protecting OlyPen Fish From Poachers

This afternoon, when I should have been putting together the final bits of the January 2021 issue of Northwest Sportsman, I instead found myself digging through my wayback file for a January 2013 story.