Salmon and steelhead could return to McKay Creek, anglers reminded of fishing closure

PENDLETON — Anglers fishing for trout in McKay Creek, a tributary of the Umatilla River, soon could ncounter a salmon or steelhead.

Salmon and steelhead haven’t spawned in McKay Creek for nearly 30 years, according to a press release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. But an experimental study is allowing salmon and steelhead access to the lower 6 miles of McKay Creek below McKay Creek Reservoir Dam.