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Stories by Terry Otto

Columbian staff writer

Fishing report, April 26

April 26, 2018, 6:00am Outdoors

Spring Chinook angling on the Columbia River is open from Tower Island powerlines upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam, plus the banks between Bonneville Dam and Tower Island powerlines. Read story

Jason Resser, (left) his son Zayn, and Maggie Ramsey show off their catch from last year’s trout opener at Rowland Lake. The official lowland lakes trout opener is this Saturday. Some 12 million trout and kokanee have been stocked since fall in Washington’s lakes.

Stocked for the start of trout season

Jason Resser, (left) his son Zayn, and Maggie Ramsey show off their catch from last year’s trout opener at Rowland Lake. The official lowland lakes trout opener is this Saturday. Some 12 million trout and kokanee have been stocked since fall in Washington’s lakes.

April 25, 2018, 7:22pm Outdoors

The 2018 Washington official lowland lakes trout opener is this Saturday. To prepare for the opener, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fish hatchery crews have been stocking more than 12 million trout and kokanee in lakes statewide since last fall. Read story

Fishing report, April 19

April 19, 2018, 6:00am Outdoors

Spring Chinook angling on the Columbia River is open from Tower Island powerlines upstream to the Oregon-Washington border above McNary Dam, plus the banks between Bonneville Dam and Tower Island powerlines. Read story

Looking for love: A lonely wild tom turkey struts his stuff along a backroad on Washington’s Burdoin Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge.

Gobbling in the Gorge: Washington turkey season runs through May

Looking for love: A lonely wild tom turkey struts his stuff along a backroad on Washington’s Burdoin Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge.

April 18, 2018, 10:33pm Outdoors

Rain fell softly into the damp, dark woods in the predawn darkness. My surroundings slowly took form in the gathering light of dawn, and I soon heard tom turkeys gobbling over a mile away to the east. That caused another group of birds to break into gobbles to the north,… Read story

Columbia River fall salmon and ocean seasons set

April 11, 2018, 10:58pm Outdoors

The seasons for in-river and ocean salmon fisheries were set during the Pacific Fisheries Marine Council meetings recently held in Portland Or. The meetings, which ran from April 6 through 11, were part of the North of Falcon Process. Read story

Fishing report, April 12

April 11, 2018, 10:57pm Outdoors

Spring Chinook angling is open from Tower Island powerlines upstream to the Oregon/Washington border above McNary Dam, plus the banks between Bonneville Dam and Tower Island powerlines. Read story

Buzz Ramsey, left, and Ron Hiller display a spring Chinook caught on a Maglip 4.5 while pre fishing the NSIA Spring Classic salmon derby.

Columbia anglers brave wind, rain at Spring Classic

Buzz Ramsey, left, and Ron Hiller display a spring Chinook caught on a Maglip 4.5 while pre fishing the NSIA Spring Classic salmon derby.

April 11, 2018, 10:44pm Outdoors

Brutal. That's the only word fit to describe the conditions. Wind gusts were driving soaking rains and chilling us to the bone. We sat huddled in the boat wrapped in as many garments as we could muster. We looked like swollen ticks about to po Read story

Nature’s Feast: Simple grilled spring Chinook

April 4, 2018, 9:40pm Food

Simplicity is best when preparing a fish as tasty as a spring Chinook. You do not need to douse this fish with sauces or heavy flavors. Prepare it simply and enjoy its fine flavor. Read story

Anglers fishing for spring Chinook try their luck on the lower Columbia River. Fishing continues to be slow as the season winds down.

Spring Chinook aren’t biting, but that doesn’t mean fun can’t be had

Anglers fishing for spring Chinook try their luck on the lower Columbia River. Fishing continues to be slow as the season winds down.

April 4, 2018, 9:38pm Outdoors

The rod tip danced around with the unmistakable manner of a spring Chinook bite. Read story

Fishing report, April 5

April 4, 2018, 9:35pm Outdoors

Spring Chinook angling is open through Saturday to both boat and bank anglers from Buoy 10 upstream to Beacon Rock. Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam is open to bank angling only. Read story