PGE biologists help preserve native fish population by separating wild and hatchery fish at the North Fork fish ladder. Hatchery fish are netted and returned down river about 15 miles.

Moving hatchery fish downstream gives anglers more action, while the native fish are allowed to continue upstream to protected waters. Started in 1999, this recycling work is paying off with higher catch rates in the lower Clackamas River.

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