RICHLAND -- Fishing guide Mark Shear will talk about bank and boat fishing for steelhead at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the November meeting of the Richland Rod and Gun Club.
The meeting is at the city of Richland's maintenace facility room off exit 3 from Interstate 182 to Queensgate Drive, across from Wal-Mart.
Sturgeon focus of meeting at McNary
UMATILLA -- Fishery managers plan a public meeting Nov. 12 to discuss proposed fishing rule changes for sturgeon populations in the McNary Reservoir (Lake Wallula) and the John Day Reservoir (Lake Umatilla).
The proposed rule changes for McNary include reducing the number of months that sturgeon can be harvested, and establishing new sanctuary zones below Ice Harbor and Priest Rapids dams.
The meeting is from 6 to 8 p.m. in the conference room near the visitor center at McNary Dam.
Fishery managers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will present information on the McNary Reservoir rule changes.
New conservation measures have been proposed to prevent overfishing that sturgeon population and to protect its broodstock.
Oregon to use robotic deer to nab poachers
PORTLAND -- Oregon wildlife officials will use a donated robotic elk to help catch poachers.
The decoy donated by the Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust will help fish and wildlife agents target nighttime or closed-season poachers.
Officials say many poachers are wary of possible decoys and check for movement before shooting, making the robot a valuable resource.
The anti-poaching decoy program already has some robotic deer.
In 2008, agents reported that 1,206 vehicles drove by decoys and more than half saw them.
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Nighttime deer poachers beware -- that shadowy creature on the side of the road may just be remote-controlled.
Utah wildlife officials across the country have for several decades been rolling out roadside robot decoys to nab unscrupulous hunters, and the effort has paid off with hundreds of citations.
A robotic deer decoy used in Georgia had to be replaced in 2006 after being shot more than 1,000 times.
Guides push to end ban on electronic duck decoys
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MOSES LAKE -- If electronic waterfowl decoys are legal in 47 states, why not Washington?
Mike Meseberg, a Mar Don Resort waterfowl guide for four decades at Potholes Reservoir south of Moses Lake, said the state is silly to hold out on allowing hunters to add electronic decoys to their bag of tricks.
"It will create more enthusiasm for hunting, be good for stores that sell waterfowling equipment, increase revenue from hunting licenses and make hunters more successful," he said. "It's a no-brainer."
Army Corps revises dock plan
Army Corps revises dock plan
The Army Corps has revised proposed rules that Tri-Citians felt severely hampered the ability for new private docks to be added along the Columbia River.
The proposed McNary Shoreline Management Plan would allow landowners to keep their current docks without upgrading them. But when the property is sold or retitled, the new owner will have to comply with new fish-friendly design standards.
This is the second time the Corps has issued a revised draft plan based on public comment.
Spillway Park access closed through April 1
Spillway Park access closed through April 1
UMATILLA -- Public access to Spillway Park, located about one-half mile downstream of McNary Lock and Dam on the Oregon shoreline, will be closed for construction work Tuesday through April 1, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.
The temporary closure will ensure public safety while the Corps constructs a juvenile fish outfall pipeline from the juvenile fish facility adjacent to McNary Dam to about one-half mile downstream.
Free firewood available to public at McNary Dam
Army Corps responsive to dock owners' concerns
Army Corps responsive to dock owners' concerns
For the lucky few with private docks on the Columbia River, the future wasn't looking too bright.
The Army Corps of Engineers had proposed rules that had riverfront homeowners doubting whether they'd be able to keep existing docks because of mandated costly upgrades or ever have a chance to build new ones.
And though it's a relatively small group of folks who are afforded the luxury of life on the river's edge, they were vocal and balked at the proposed rules. And, to our surprise, the Corps listened.
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