Conquer the challenges of Patagonian fly fishing with these practical tips. ... A flashy white conehead streamer is also a great choice—it imitates migrating Chinook salmon smolt.

Called a smolt wheel, it steers salmon into the large end of the apparatus and funnels them into a holding tank. Once there, they are tested and tagged, all in the name of science and conservation.

An Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife tanker truck crashed while carrying 102,000 captive-bred spring Chinook salmon smolt, sending 77,000 of them into the wrong waterway.

News; Pacific NW; 100,000 live salmon spilled off a truck in Oregon. Most landed in a creek and lived. April 4, 2024 Updated Thu., April 4, 2024 at 8:26 p.m. Chinook smolts, seen on the bank of ...

In his 10 years on the job, Mr. Gibbs said, the accident appeared to be a rarity for the state and federal program, which moves smolt-stage salmon from Oregon’s hatchery to stock populations ...

The cause of death for an unknown number of hatchery Chinook salmon smolt in the Coquille Basin is under investigation by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. ODFW released 37,600 smolt on ...

In his 10 years on the job, Gibbs said, the accident appeared to be a rarity for the state and federal program, which moves smolt-stage salmon from Oregon’s hatchery to stock populations ...