Portion of McKenzie River closes to salmon angling July 15-Dec. 31

The 2020 Holiday Farm fire that damaged Leaburg Hatchery forced the early release of Chinook salmon smolts at a small size, which reduced their survival rates. Those fish are returning this year, and very few adult hatchery Chinook are returning to the McKenzie River basin. (File photo dated Sept. 16, 2020/Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)