09/09/2024
To those fishing the event on the Deschutes River, you may have noticed we updated the name of the event recently to the "Deschutes River Hatchery Steelhead Ecreel". This has been done to provide more clarity on the purpose of the event. This is one of six research events we are running this summer in California and Oregon to assess if a voluntary reporting program (like this event) can be used in conjunction with ongoing creel surveys to estimate total catch within a specific fishery.
Find more info about the backstory behind this event in this press release by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
https://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2024/09_Sep/090524b.asp