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PAGE A10, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 25, 2019 Trophy steelhead — now Submitted G.I. Wilson nabs a 16-pounder holding/transportation con- tainers and delivered to the hatchery. These fi sh are live spawned and returned to the river. Smoldts are reared, adipose fi n clipped, and released into the river. Anglers have bought into the project. They must obtain clearance from State Police before they may capture wild steelhead and transport them to the local hatchery. But if you have game violations in the past? Forget it. Boat anglers pick up bat- tery-driven transport boxes to keep fi sh safe during the trip to the hatchery. Bank anglers, after clear- ance, may pick up live-tubes and hold captured fi sh until ODF&W staff takes them to the hatchery. Bill Monroe, longtime outdoor writer for the Ore- gonian said, “Not only does this breathe new life into the fi shery, but gives anglers an opportunity to become in- volved.” River guides have bought into the project and have found that clients get excited about capturing a beautiful wild fi sh and delivering it to the hatchery. Jack Smith of All Seasons Guide Service has provided powerful leadership to the project. He approaches it this way, “Land a wild fi sh. We can take this fi sh to the hatchery. Two years from now, you can return and have a chance at catching its prog- eny to eat. Or, we can release it and hope it spawns on its own.” There is still a lot of work to do. Hatcheries continue to struggle with buildings and equipment built in the 1940s. In most cases, they can only survive with the help of vol- unteers. Powerful groups would still like to close hatcheries. The Legislature continues to goes as planned, we will be fresh and ready to race in Bend.” Alex Beard picked up the only event victory for the McNary girls in the 200-yard individual medley, fi nishing with a time of 2:24.06. Even though the Lady Celts didn’t win any of their relay races, Lewin was par- ticularly impressed with his 200-freestyle team of Beard, Paris Boyd, Kaylynn Vil- lalobos and Alyssa Garvey — who just missed out on fi rst place by less than a second (1:48.60). Out of the four swimmers, Boyd was the one who swam the fastest 50-leg (26.65). “I had several kids come out with big swims, but I would say Paris Boyd was one of the most impressive,” Lewin said. “Paris led off the relay with one of her fastest 50 (times) and the other girls backed it up for an awesome team effort.” Kyle Hooper got the fi rst individual victory on the evening for the McNary boys, winning the 100-but- terfl y with a time of 1:00.11. By MATT RAWLINGS Of the Keizertimes Both of McNary High School’s boys and girls swim teams had won their last three respective duals coming into their meet with South Salem. However, the Celtics couldn’t compete with one of the best programs in the Mountain Valley Conference as the boys squad fell to the Saxons 104-48, while the McNary girls were defeated 107-47 on Thursday, Jan. 17 at the Kroc Center. Even though the results on the scoreboard didn’t play in the Celtics favor, McNary head coach Casey Lewin felt like each of his teams put together high-quality times and are placing themselves in good position for the Dis- trict Meet — which will take place Feb 8-9 in Bend. “I feel like we swam very well. We had several kids get best times and show im- provements with technique,” Lewin said. “We have been putting in solid yardage at practice and the swims are showing that. If our taper by G.I. Wilson use hatcheries as a political football. Want to see how success- ful the project is? Drive over to a boat launch on one of these rivers in January, Feb- ruary or March and look for a parking spot. Better still, dust off that rod and reel and hook into one of the most exciting fi sh on the planet. Our rivers are now pro- ducing these trophy-class fi sh that anglers can take home and eat. Hatcheries are releasing more smoldts that are the progeny of wild fi sh. After 2019 there will no longer be an Alsea Strain in our rivers. Not only is this “Brood- stock Project” producing trophy-class steelhead, but anglers can become involved. KEIZERTIMES/Matt Rawlings McNary’s Ben Anderson swims the breaststroke por- tion of the 200-yard individ- ual medley relay at a meet last month. Hooper and South Salem’s Alistair Heringer raced identical times for the fi rst 50 yards, but Hooper was just able to pull away down the stretch of the race. “Kyle’s 100-fl y was a good race for him,” Lewin said. “It was nice to see him chal- lenged...He went out fast and was able to fi nish strong to get the win.” Harrison Vaughn was the only other Celtic to win an individual race, taking home the victory in the 500-free (5:16.65). Vaughn and Hooper, along with Wyatt Sherwood and Jabez Rhoades, also helped McNary win the 200-free relay (1:41.43). McNary returns to the pool on Tuesday, Jan. 29 for a 4:30 p.m. dual with McKay at the Kroc Center. puzzle answers ASK MR. TRASH Q. I heard about China’s ban on recycling. What IS recyclable now? A. Be very careful to only recycle the things on your hauler’s approved list. PLASTIC BAGS, STYROFOAM, AND WAXY CARTONS WERE NEVER RECYCLABLE! ©1986 Want to go for that trophy steelhead you have always dreamed about? Your chances are better in January through March than any time of the year. We are talking about world-class steelhead, 14-20 pounds, now coming into our coastal rivers. These rivers have always had runs of native, or wild- fi sh. For many years, they were not considered game fi sh. There were no restric- tions. Anglers were able to harvest them for market. Finally, they were given legal status. Seasons and re- strictions were adopted. The species became popular with a demand for more fi sh. Hatcheries were built and fl ourished. Word spread. Our rivers became a mecca for anglers eager to do battle with exciting game fi sh. Millions of smoldts were released. Anglers fl ocked to Oregon’s rivers. For a num- ber of years, the Nestucca River was listed as the num- ber one producer of steel- head fi sh in the world. Hatcheries initially ob- tained their smoldts from the Alsea River; soon, all hatch- eries began producing the Alsea strain. This continued for de- cades. Gradually the strain began to weaken. On low water years, the surviving fi sh became the ones that raced upriver. A strain devel- oped that raced back to the hatchery. Harvest numbers dropped. Fish were trapped and hauled back downriver to give anglers another shot at them. Anglers became increas- ingly frustrated. Wild fi sh continued to be harvested. Numbers dropped dramatically. and biologists became concerned. Wild fi sh had to be protected by law. The next few years be- come a blur of court battles. Environmental groups want- ed all hatcheries closed. Smoldt releases plum- meted. Court battles raged. Confl icting scientifi c studies attempted to deal with the issue. Anglers, who simply wanted to be able to catch a fi sh and eat it, raged on all fronts. Out of all this chaos, in 2002, the Oregon Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife (ODF&W), with the support of river guides and groups in Tillamook County, came out with a project that has satis- fi ed all governing restrictions, as well as the special interest groups that were involved. The highly successful Wild Broodstock Collection Project was then formed. Wild fi sh were captured by rod and reel, placed in McNary can’t keep pace with South PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING GOOD RECYCLABLES EMPTY, CLEAN AND DRY: • Cardboard and uncoated greyboard boxes (Shipping & cereal type) • Print-quality paper - newspaper, junk & office paper, and magazines; • Tin & Aluminum Cans Only - NO foil, trays, or scrap metal; • Plastic Bottles and Jugs Only - NO bags, tubs, clamshells, bubble Pak, or other plastics. Serving Keizer for Nearly 50 years! LOREN'S VA L L E Y SANITATION & RECYCLING SERVICE, INC. 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