Osprey, Columbia River. Photo Credit James Adkins |
A Record-Breaking Egg Delivery Day for North Willamette Fish Eggs to Fry
By James Adkins
This October, volunteers from across the region came together for one of the most exciting days of the year -Fish Eggs to Fry’s annual fall salmon egg delivery event. With coolers in hand and a shared passion for salmon conservation, they helped bring the magic of the salmon lifecycle to classrooms throughout the metro area.
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Steelhead 101 in Troy: A Canyon, a Community, and a Cause By Rob Bitney
Vice President, Association of Northwest Steelheaders
There’s something about fishing in a canyon that settles deep into your bones. Maybe that’s why the Steelhead 101 in Troy, Oregon, also known as the Grande Ronde Rendezvous, has become one of my favorite annual traditions. I had plenty of time to ponder it on the long drive to Troy—miles of ridge-top highway, a twisting descent into the river corridor, and that familiar feeling of slipping off the grid where your cell phone becomes nothing more than a clock and a camera. READ ON |
Readers respond: Salmon need action now
Sep. 29, 2025 OregonLive
By James Adkins
In a recent op-ed, Scott Simms states that hydropower and fish can coexist and notes that the returning salmon and steelhead above Bonneville Dam has tripled (“Collaboration not litigation, can support both salmon and hydropower,” Sept. 21).
Respectfully, those figures don’t pencil out for salmon survival. READ ON |
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2026
NW Steelheaders Film Festival
1624 NW Glisan St, Portland, OR 97209
DATE TBD. Tickets coming soon
Steelhead 101 w/ Sandy River Chapter and ODFW
February 7th and 8th
Glen Otto Park
Save the date, registration coming soon on
ODFW's new registration site. Winter Steelhead Egg Collection @ Letz Creek Hatchery
February-March
Lorane, Oregon
To participate, contact Emerald Empire Chapter President Rod Fosback.
Sandy River Clean Up
April 18th
Meet at Glen Otto Park
1102 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, OR 97060
April 18th
Contact Rob Biney, Sandy River Chapter President
Rob Bitney
Columbia Chapter Garage Sale
May, Date TBD
Sportsman's Warehouse
11505 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98662
To reserve a table, contact Columbia Chapter President Don Hyde
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Want to get more involved in the Steelheaders?
Are you looking to learn more about local fisheries?
ATTEND A CHAPTER MEETING |
MID-VALLEY CHAPTER
First Wednesday at 7:00pm @ The Santiam Place, 139 N Main, Lebanon, OR 97355 SANDY RIVER CHAPTER
First Thursday September through June
7:00pm @ Glenn Otto Park, 1102 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, OR 97060
EMERALD EMPIRE CHAPTER
First Thursday September though June
6:30pm@Sizzlers Steakhouse 1010 Postal Way, Springfield, OR 97477
COLUMBIA RIVER CHAPTER
Second Tuesday of each month
6:30pm @ Prairie Tavern 14925 NE Caples Road Brush Prairie, WA 98606
TUALATIN VALLEY CHAPTER
Second Tuesday
7:00pm @ Hillsboro Elks Lodge #1862, 7553 NE Quatama St, Hillsboro, OR 97124
SALEM CHAPTER
Third Tuesday
7:00pm @ Keizer Chamber of Commerce, 4118 River Rd N, Keizer, OR 97303, USA
CLACKAMAS RIVER CHAPTER
Second Tuesday September through May
7:00pm @ Round Table Pizza,16550 SE McLoughlin Blvd, Milwaukie, OR 97267 CENTRAL OREGON CHAPTER
Third Thursday
7PM @ Location TBD or Virtual |
Want your catch featured in the next newsletter?
Send your pictures with species, waterbody, and angler name details to office@anws.org. |
Above: John Hercher, Salem Chapter, with a dandy Nestucca River Steelhead
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Leslie McCall, Tualatin Valley Chapter, with a Grande Ronde River Steelhead |
Gevorg Sahakian, Columbia River Chapter, with a Lower Nisqually River Pink (humpy) Salmon |
Matthew Newberg (right), Tualatin Valley Chapter, with Columbia River Coho Salmon, photo by Captain and Association President Jeff Hernandez (Tualatin Valley Chapter) |
Desmond Kavanagh, Clackamas River Chapter, with a Sandy River Coho Salmon |
MEMORIES FROM S.E. ALASKA |
These last three pictures are from the Salem Chapter's DIY Member fishing trip to Coffman Cove, Alaska in July 2025. Coffman Cove is located in Southeast Alaska on Prince of Wales Island.
Want to join the fun? Email Mike Ferris for more details on the trip for next year. |
Salem Chapter Secretary Mike Ferris with a Coho Salmon in Clarence Strait near Stanhope Island. |
Nigel Hearne, Salem Chapter, with a Coho Salmon landed in Clarence Strait just outside the entrance to Coffman Cove. |
VP Rod Ratzlaff with a chunky King Salmon landed on the last day of our trip on Clarence Strait. The Alaska Department of Fish & Wildlife had just reopened King Salmon fishing that day after a week's long closure and Rod was the only lucky guy in the boat with a King Salmon Stamp. |
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