It's like Field of Dreams," he added. As in, build it, and they will come. Or in this case, un-build it. 
Friday, July 6, 2012 at 12:01AM
El Guapo in News, dam removal, elwha river dam removal, fish in the news, steelhead

Photo: John McMillan

More on that 35 inch male steelhead spotted by biologist John McMillan and collegue Ray Moses on the Elwha.

The gray ghosts of the Elwha are back: wild steelhead, already spotted beyond the free flowing stretch of river that used to be Elwha Dam, for the first time in a century.

"We saw this really large fish, we hadn't tagged anything like it, it was also in better condition than all the other fish," McMillan said. "We could only conclude it had made it up there on its own.

LINK (via: The Seattle Times)

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