ODFW Reminds Angers: No Steelhead Fishing Upstream of McKay Dam from April 1- June 30
by TBC Press on 04/05/21The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is conducting a study that involves releasing radio-tagged steelhead into McKay Creek, above the McKay Dam. To protect the fish during the study, ODFW is closing all angling for and retention of steelhead from April 1-June 30 upstream of McKay Dam, including in the McKay Reservoir, McKay Creek and all tributaries. There have not been steelhead in this section of McKay Creek for close to 95 years. The study will... READ MORE
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