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February 9, 2012

How much is too much?

How far are we willing to go in the fight against invasive species such as zebra mussels? I’ve been pondering that question a lot lately. The DNR already has announced that, beginning with this spring’s ice-out, simply pulling a boat is sufficient grounds to get pulled over and checked. And now, in its latest proposal

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WA: Sol Duc wild steelhead management zone established; Snider Creek program to end

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced it will end a hatchery steelhead program at Snider Creek next year to establish a wild steelhead management zone in the Sol Duc River. After next spring, no hatchery steelhead will be released into the Sol Duc River, which will be the first

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OR: Bonneville Pool will close to sturgeon retention Feb. 18

CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Oregon and Washington fishery managers announced today the closure of sturgeon retention in the Columbia River and tributaries from Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam, effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. Catch-and-release angling will remain open. The mid-February closure is projected to leave a balance of approximately 900 white sturgeon from

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