Trout and steelhead top the list
Oregon anglers relish the fact they can fish year-round. With the official start of winter just a few weeks away, itâs time to âfish outâ the fingerless gloves, toe warmers and thermal underwear.
Winter whale watching
This year itâs a DYI adventure
Itâs that time of year, when whales travel south along the Oregon coast. While there wonât be a visit to the Depoe Bay Whale Watching Center or with a volunteer from the Watching Spoken Here program (due to the Coronavirus), you can still go on your own. An Oregon State Parks has put together a brochure, Oregon Coast Whale Watching, includes a map with the best whale watching sites and tips for whale watching. So, bring a pair a binoculars and scan the horizon slowly to catch a glimpse of these magnificent creatures.
Idaho Power has completed its annual flow program that keeps water levels steady below Hells Canyon Dam to support spawning Fall Chinook salmon.
Chinook salmon return from the Pacific Ocean to lay their eggs in the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam each fall. The eggs need the right flow of water to develop, so Idaho Power controls the water released from Brownlee Reservoir from October through December until fish emerge.
Idaho Power holds the flow coming from Hells Canyon Dam within a narrow range during that time. Now that the flow control program has ended, flows below the dam will range from 8,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 20,000 cfs as the company generates electricity in response to customer demand.