It was no surprise when last week the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shut down spring Chinook fishing on the McKenzie River for the remainder of the season. The number of returning hatchery salmon, as expected, had been pitifully low and meeting the production quotas for next year’s run were in jeopardy of not being met. The shutdown also preserves wild salmon that were being disproportionately caught by anglers but had to be released.…
ODFW: Low returns prompt McKenzie salmon closure
