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Regional Discussions => Oregon Kayak Fishing => Topic started by: LawyerBob on November 12, 2021, 04:25:45 PM

Title: Brown Trout Migration - Willamette River
Post by: LawyerBob on November 12, 2021, 04:25:45 PM

FYI.

https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-big-pipe-system-reaches-100-capacity-leads-to-combined-sewer-overflow (https://katu.com/news/local/portlands-big-pipe-system-reaches-100-capacity-leads-to-combined-sewer-overflow)

Title: Re: Brown Trout Migration - Willamette River
Post by: pmmpete on November 12, 2021, 11:23:33 PM

But the article doesn't explain how the sewer overflows affect brown trout migration . . . oooooh, right, now I get it.

Title: Re: Brown Trout Migration - Willamette River
Post by: LawyerBob on November 13, 2021, 02:49:29 AM

Hah. I used to live in Spokane, WA, and their sewage facility regularly overflowed into the Spokane River. It happened almost a dozen times back in 2005. We used to place bets on when the next run of brown trout would be.

For reference: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jul/13/size-of-sewage-spill-unknown/ (https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/jul/13/size-of-sewage-spill-unknown/). 2006 was also terrible. Fishermen and kayakers/rafters were often the first ones to discover and report these occurrences.

All jokes aside, raw sewage overflows can be quiet hazardous to one's health.