'I’m a little bummed out we didn’t keep it,' Ryan Mejaski says, 'but it was the right thing to do at the time.' CULVER, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Last Saturday, Ryan Mejaski of Bend and Joe Wilhite were fishing ...

BEND — Bend’s Ryan Mejaski and Joe Wilhite were fishing for kokanee on the Deschutes arm of Lake Billy Chinook on April 8 without much luck when they decided to move spots. After casting into a group ...

Oregon health officials on June 18 recommended people avoid swimming and high-speed water activities at Lake Billy Chinook in central Oregon because of cyanotoxins. A recreational health advisory was ...

Ryan Mejaski from Bend, Oregon, caught a bull trout April 8 in Lake Billy Chinook. He released the massive fish before seeing if it broke a state record, officials said. Photo by Joe Wilhite Oregon ...

Ryan Mejaski, of Bend, holds a bull trout that he caught and released on April 8 on Lake Billy Chinook. BEND — Bend’s Ryan Mejaski and Joe Wilhite were fishing for kokanee on the Deschutes arm of Lake ...