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Stories by Terry Otto

Columbian staff writer

Out & About: Signs stolen from Merrill Lake Conservation Area

September 19, 2018, 6:06pm Outdoors

A hand-crafted “Fly Fishing Only” sign was stolen recently from the Merrill Lake Conservation Area. The sign was made by a member of the Clark-Skamania Flyfishers that is no longer living and the club and the Washington Department of Natural Resources would like to get it back. Read story

Fishing report, Sept. 19

September 19, 2018, 6:04pm Outdoors

Current & Upcoming Fishing Opportunities Read story

Fishing report, Sept. 13

September 13, 2018, 6:02am Outdoors

The fall salmon season is closed from Buoy 10 upstream to U.S. Highway 395 in Pasco, starting as of Thursday. The river was closed by emergency order. Chinook retention is still allowed in Washington tributaries. Read story

Band-tail pigeons are a worthy adversary for Washington bird hunters. The fast flying wild pigeons are challenging targets, and they are tasty, too.

Elusive band-tail pigeons offer hunters a challenge

Band-tail pigeons are a worthy adversary for Washington bird hunters. The fast flying wild pigeons are challenging targets, and they are tasty, too.

September 12, 2018, 10:15pm Outdoors

As the band-tail pigeon swung in over the gravel pit, I shouldered my Remington Wingmaster shotgun, swung my aim through the bird and fired. It folded and came down hard, and my Lab mix quickly retrieved it. My first shot at a wild pigeon had scored. “Not bad,” I thought… Read story

Fishing report, Sept. 6

September 6, 2018, 6:01am Outdoors

The fall salmon season is open from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington Border above McNary Dam. An estimated 375,500 fall Chinook and 213,600 coho are expected to return to the Columbia River this fall. Read story

Nature’s feast: Wild Berry Pie

September 6, 2018, 6:01am Food

Wild Berry Pie Read story

Barbara Otto picks huckleberries at the Sawtooth Berry Fields in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. September weather is perfect for berry picking, but the huckleberries will be gone in a couple weeks.

Sawtooth Berry Fields offer late-season treats for huckleberry hunters

Barbara Otto picks huckleberries at the Sawtooth Berry Fields in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. September weather is perfect for berry picking, but the huckleberries will be gone in a couple weeks.

September 5, 2018, 9:50pm Outdoors

When the first snap of cool weather graces the Cascade Mountains, the high-country beckons. It’s a time when the bugs of summer fade, and it’s a time when the high plateaus are drenched in a golden sunshine that ripens berries. Read story

Volunteers from the Vancouver Wildlife League set the trusses for the roof of the ADA accessible shooting pavilion recently built at the Vancouver Lake trap shooting range.

Volunteers build ADA accessible structures at local shooting spots

Volunteers from the Vancouver Wildlife League set the trusses for the roof of the ADA accessible shooting pavilion recently built at the Vancouver Lake trap shooting range.

August 29, 2018, 9:51pm Outdoors

Visitors to Vancouver Lake’s trap shooting area this year will find a new structure there: an ADA accessible shooting pavilion. The pavilion was built this last weekend by volunteers with the Vancouver Wildlife League. Read story

Fishing report, Aug. 30

August 29, 2018, 9:49pm Outdoors

The fall salmon season is open from Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia River upstream to the Oregon/Washington Border above McNary Dam. An estimated 375,500 fall Chinook and 213,600 coho are expected to return to the Columbia River this fall. Read story

The states of Oregon and Washington have closed the Columbia River to all steelhead retention from Buoy 10 at the mouth to Highway 395 in Pasco via emergency action.

Steelhead retention in Columbia River closing Monday

The states of Oregon and Washington have closed the Columbia River to all steelhead retention from Buoy 10 at the mouth to Highway 395 in Pasco via emergency action.

August 26, 2018, 4:13pm Latest News

The states of Washington and Oregon will close the Columbia River to all steelhead retention on Monday due to continued poor returns. Read story