10 years – Feb. 12, 2009
Idaho Fish and Game fisheries manager are anticipating spring and summer chinook run that could be the largest in more than 30 years. According to Sam Sharr, fisheries biologist with Idaho Fish and Game, “If (the prediction) comes to fruition, this is the second biggest run in the last three decades.
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