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By Zach Urness
Salem Statesman Journal
Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the Upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen.
After a record number of the ocean-going fish entered the river above Willamette Falls last year, this year’s run could be even larger and spread the fish into more places than in the past.
That’s prompted state wildlife officials to open new areas to legal coho harvest as far south as the McKenzie River this year.
This year, as of Sept. 17, 11,700 adult coho have already passed Willamette Falls — ahead of last year’s pace and double the average number of fish counted for the entire season from 1991 to 2022.
Peak fishing season tends to be October to early November.
For the entire article, click on the hotlink below:
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/st...e4OH-f5grDFY22-21Q_aem__SZtm5v6xkFQQI1x5MyvJg
Salem Statesman Journal
Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the Upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen.
After a record number of the ocean-going fish entered the river above Willamette Falls last year, this year’s run could be even larger and spread the fish into more places than in the past.
That’s prompted state wildlife officials to open new areas to legal coho harvest as far south as the McKenzie River this year.
A new record this year?
Last year, a record 29,591 adult coho and 11,280 jacks, males that return a year early and tend to be smaller, returned to the Upper Willamette Basin above Willamette Falls.This year, as of Sept. 17, 11,700 adult coho have already passed Willamette Falls — ahead of last year’s pace and double the average number of fish counted for the entire season from 1991 to 2022.
Peak fishing season tends to be October to early November.
For the entire article, click on the hotlink below:
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/st...e4OH-f5grDFY22-21Q_aem__SZtm5v6xkFQQI1x5MyvJg
