(MOSSYROCK, WA) -- The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the release of about 100,000 fall Chinook salmon into Mayfield Lake over the weekend. The Sheriff’s Office says unknown suspects cut the loops to the nets holding the fish in pens sometime between 4:30 PM Saturday and Noon on Sunday. Authorities say the fish could overwhelm fish traps at Mayfield Dam when they head out to sea. Damage is estimated at over $5,000. Anyone with information on the crimes is asked to call the Lewis County Sheriff's Office or Lewis County Crime Stoppers.
