Steelhead Hitting The Columbia River In Low Numbers; Deschutes River Closed To Steelhead Angling, Other Rivers May Follow
Oregon fisheries managers will close the Deschutes River to summer steelhead angling beginning Aug. 15, and other Oregon rivers may follow if the run of steelhead continues to arrive in the Columbia River in low numbers. The state’s Deschutes River Steelhead Management Framework requires that summer steelhead angling shut down if passage of the fish…