States set initial 2021 Columbia River spring Chinook recreational seasons
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook salmon and steelhead seasons for the Columbia River today during a joint state hearing. These regulations modify the current rules which are in effect through Feb. 28 downstream of Bonneville Dam and through March 15 upstream of Bonneville.
The lower Columbia River (from Buoy 10 to Warrior Rock) will be open for the first time since 2018. Also, a no-boat-angling bubble will be in effect on the mainstem at the Cowlitz River mouth (as well as Carrolls Channel in Wash.) to provide additional conservation measures for fish returning to the Cowlitz River.
Two-rod allowance on the lower Willamette River
The Commission also passed a temporary rule in a 5-1 vote that allows the use of two rods on the lower Willamette River from March 1-Aug. 15.
Anglers with the 2021 two-rod validation will be able to use two rods while fishing for all species except sturgeon (so hatchery salmon, hatchery steelhead, trout and warmwater species including shad) in the lower Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls (including Multnomah Channel).
Two rods will also be allowed in the Clackamas River downstream of the Highway 99 bridge (just upstream of the confluence with the Willamette), also from March 1-Aug. 15, 2021.
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First trip on boat for Scappoose grandmother, grandkids turns into fight for survival near Sauvie Island
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
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Susan Fought was excited about her new boat. Sure, it wasn’t exactly “new” new, but she had just purchased the 1967 Bellboy Cabin Cruiser in mint condition from the original owner.
So on Tuesday, Fought took her two granddaughters, ages 6 and 8, her fiance James Slater, and two labradors, a puppy named Buddy and a 14-year-old dog named Chaos, out for a spin in the Multnomah Channel near Sauvie Island.
“We didn’t realize that one of the gas tanks had a little leak in it,” Fought, of Scappoose, said Friday, describing the events that turned her “getaway boat” into a burned-out hull and sent her family swimming for their lives.
A couple and their two grandchildren jumped into the water and swam for shore.
Credit: Multnomah County Sheriff s Office
The boat caught fire in the Multnomah Channel. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 9:16 AM PST December 16, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore A couple, their two grandchildren and two dogs were rescued Tuesday afternoon after their boat caught fire in the Multnomah Channel and they jumped into the water to swim for the shore.
All four family members were taken to a hospital and treated for hypothermia.
The family told rescuers they were out for an afternoon boat ride when the boat suddenly caught fire. It happened downstream from the Wapato Greenway on Sauvie Island.