Officials take bold action to address urgent issue on iconic US river: 'Conditions can change quickly'

Officials take bold action to address urgent issue on iconic US river: 'Conditions can change quickly'

State officials have introduced new restrictions on what anglers can fish for in a popular river in the Pacific Northwest. The Observer reported that there will be a temporary ban on keeping any wild adult Chinook salmon caught from the Snake River. The restriction applies from the Hells Canyon Dam to the Oregon-Washington border and is in effect from Sept. 19 to Oct. 31. Anglers are still permitted to take hatchery fall Chinook adults and jacks…