The Outdoor Line Forum

Nelly, I am seeing fuel for the emergency closure of salmon fishing in the Columbia, and possibly statewide coming??? There might be merit to the WFC's efforts to shut'r down.

http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Offici ... 13261.html

WFC press release 7/13/2015 on high water temps
http://wildfishconservancy.org/about/pr ... for-salmon

Here's a piece I did with King 5 Environmental Reporter Alison Morrow earlier this week with "our" side of the issue.
http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/07/13/wild-fish-conservancy-close-fisheries-river-temperatures-drought/30114059/

Nelly can you explain why Chinook would be excluded from the closure on the Columbia? Are they more adapt to adjusting to the higher water temps????
http://mynorthwest.com/174/2788544/Sock ... mbia-River