FISHING -- Here's encouraging news for Columbia River steelhead anglers in the Ringold area of the Hanford Reach in today's creel report from Paul Hoffarth, Washington Fish and Wildlife Department biologist in the Tri-Cities:

Fishing has finally improved in the Ringold area steelhead sport fishery.  This past week WDFW staff interviewed 26 anglers (14 bank, 12 boat) with 18 steelhead (all hatchery).  Bank anglers averaged 16 hours per fish and bank anglers did much better at <6 hours per fish.