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ODFW Fish & Game Commission visited the GRWB STEP Gardiner Hatchery facility on April 17th. Their tour included descriptions of hatchery operations and GRWB STEP goals to continue production for…
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A big shout out to everyone who participated in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl. There were a record number of teams registered and a turnout of over 100…
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The annual GRWB STEP business meeting and dinner will be held at Bedrocks by the Bay, in Winchester Bay on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 No Host Social … 5:00 pm…
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The Adkins Family with their limits all-around of Coho Salmon. This family knows how to catch fish! PRIZE WINNERS … Largest Chinook salmon of the derby: Tim Benrose, 24.7 pounds…
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June 28th. FYI … Joshua Heckathorn, the fellow who killed over 15,000 of our pre-smolt by breaking into the hatchery and dumping a bottle of bleach in their rearing tank…
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The Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby is extremely disappointed that ODFW is proposing to close Rock Creek Hatchery as a cost-cutting measure in its proposed budget. The agency has consistently assured…
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June 5th. 2024 Pre-Smolt have reached enough maturity to be moved to Winchester Bay for acclimation. The fish are hand netted from rearing ponds and placed in a water filled…
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It appears that Mr. Joshua Heckathorn, the individual responsible for the killing of nearly 16,000 pre-smolt, has failed to appear for two court dates. He is just adding more charges…
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Deputies Arrest Gardiner Man in STEP Hatchery Break-In GARDINER, Ore. – A Gardiner man has been arrested in a burglary of the Gardiner, Reedsport, and Winchester Bay (GRWB) Salmon Trout Enhancement…
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Sometime during the Sunday night of April 21st or early morning hours of Monday morning vandals broke into the GRWB STEP hatchery facility. They destroyed or damaged several door locks…
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