Throughout September, Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife are returning the bodies of hatchery-born Spring Chinook salmon to rivers and streams, such as Whitewater Creek near Gates, Oregon.

JD Humburg is a Managing Editor for SBLive Sports.

PORTLAND, Ore.— The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s recent count of spring-run Chinook salmon returning to the South Umpqua River showed just 17 wild adult fish detected during snorkel ...