Walleye A Growing Threat To Snake River Salmonids; Eat Smolts In The Spring, Feed On Other Non-Natives Rest Of Year
A fish introduced to Lake Roosevelt over 60 years ago has become the darling of some Northwest anglers, but also a growing predatory threat to salmon and steelhead smolts in the Snake River, according to state and tribal fisheries biologists speaking at the Northwest Power and Conservation Council’s October meeting.