It might be wise to temporarily hang up the weed trimmer and pull out the rod and reel as some fisheries are blossoming faster than the weeds in your backyard.

Tributaries of the Columbia River above Bonneville Dam have picked up for spring chinook. “Both boat trollers and bank anglers are doing well for spring chinook in Wind River, Drano Lake and Klickitat (River),” said Joe Hymer, a state Fish and Wildlife biologist. “The crowds have died off, but the fishing has gotten better.”

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