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Increased Salmon Returns Expected

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Anglers, salmon season on the Columbia River is here! And with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) predicting a generous number of returning coho and chinook salmon, there’s no better time to fish.

A staggering 700,000 coho salmon are expected to return this fall as well asĀ 500,000 chinook salmon. If estimates are correct, this will be the largest coho return since 2001.

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