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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.
Coho salmon numbers have exploded in the Upper Willamette Basin to the delight of anglers and confusion of biologists. Coho salmon numbers smash records as 40K return to Upper Willamette Basin ...
The last big year for summer steelhead in the Upper Willamette was when 21,732 fish returned in 2016. Over the last five years, the average return has been just 5,571 fish. Golden age of steelhead
Fish in the McKenzie River and some of its tributaries include spring Chinook salmon, mountain whitefish, and bull, cutthroat and rainbow trout. Dippers, mergansers, bald eagles, ospreys, and various ducks feed on the fish. [26] The threatened northern spotted owl inhabits dense forest on the west side of the upper McKenzie basin in Linn County ...
Willamette Falls boat basin in 1867, photograph by Carleton Watkins. Willamette Falls is an important location for many tribes. [5] The abundance of salmon brought tribal communities from all over to fish, trade, and interact at the falls - creating an economic and cultural hub for the region. [6]
At Willamette Falls, the river plunges about 40 feet (12 m). For the rest of its course, the river is extremely low-gradient and is influenced by Pacific Ocean tidal effects from the Columbia. The main stem of the Willamette varies in width from about 330 to 660 feet (100 to 200 m).
The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) is a fishery resource for the treaty tribes of the Columbia River.Under the treaty, the native tribes, the Nez Perce Tribe, Warm Springs Reservation Tribe, and Umatilla Indian Reservation Tribe, have to the right to fish in the Columbia River, which means their fishery must be reserved and protected.
A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The variety of species identified was quite eclectic and names for the new ...