Summer chinook, steelhead seminars slated in Vancouver
Seminars on fishing for summer chinook and summer steelhead are scheduled this month at Pacific Northwest Sporting Goods, 212 N.E. 164th Ave., Suite 4.
Steve Leonard of Steve’s Guided Adventures will discuss summer chinook on Wednesday and steelhead on June 19.
Both programs begin at 7 p.m.
Registration open now for Merwin Special Kids Day
ARIEL — Registration is open through June 30 for the 16th annual Merwin Special Kids Day fishing event at Merwin Hatchery along the North Fork of the Lewis River.
The event will provide children with disabilities a chance to catch big trout between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. July 12 at the hatchery.
The number to call to register is 1-800-899-4421.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will plan the wheelchair-accessible hatchery waters with about 3,000 trout ranging from 1 to 4 pounds. Volunteers will serve as one-on-one fishing coaches to assist the youth.
Rods, reels, tackle and T-shirts will be provided for the young anglers to use and keep. A free barbecue lunch will be served followed by fish painting, a casting contest and other activities.
The event draws youth from the Vancouver School for the Blind, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, Emanuel Legacy, Kaiser Kids and Shriners hospitals, but anyone with a special-needs child is welcome.
Mount Hood Meadows offers cross-country skiing track
Cross-country skiing will be offered on a special 2.17-mile track set at the Mount Hood Meadows base area on Saturday and Sunday.
Sam Cordell, a former U.S. biathlon team member, will offer a cross-country skate ski clinic from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday.
The cost for each clinic is $20 plus the daily track fee of $10.
Open hours will be 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
