Due to the poor returns of steelhead to the Columbia River Basin, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is extending steelhead fishing closures on the Deschutes River through the end of the year.  The current forecast for steelhead above Bonneville Dam indicates that this will be one of the lowest runs on record.  ODFW monitoring shows and the Deschutes run is mirroring those elsewhere in the Columbia River Basin.  Closing steelhead fishing will provide protection for wild steelhead and ensure that hatchery broodstock and fish reintroduction programs needs are also met.  ODFW is also closing angling for coho salmon early.  This will help to reduce angling impacts when fishing with similar gear types.   These species overlap significantly, spatially and temporally in the Deschutes River.  Angling will remain open for trout in the Deschutes River from Moody Rapids upstream to the Pelton Regulating dam.