CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Oregon and Washington fishery managers have announced the 2018 summer and fall fisheries for the Columbia River. This year, anglers will see changes to daily bag limits and fewer fishing days for Chinook salmon due to lower harvest guidelines resulting from below-average salmon and steelhead forecasts. For the summer season, adult …
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington set spring Chinook salmon seasons for the Columbia River Thursday during a joint state hearing in Vancouver, Wash. The recreational springer season on the Columbia River from the mouth upstream to Bonneville Dam is scheduled to be open from March 1 – April 6, with …
Photo courtesy of Swannys Fishing 09/008/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE Action: Anglers are required to release chinook salmon that have a ¼-inch diameter (round) hole punched in the upper lobe of the caudal (tail) fin Effective dates: Sept. 15 – Oct. 31, 2016 Species affected: Fall chinook salmon (hatchery and wild) …
Photo Courtesy of Fins and Scales Guide Service 09/01/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Recreational anglers will get an additional nine days to harvest Chinook salmon at the mouth of the Columbia River under a season extension approved today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. Lower …
Photo Courtesy of Great NW Rivers Guide Service. 04/11/2016 – John Snyder – NW Fishing News Bonneville Pool will open two days for sturgeon retention Action: The summer-season recreational fishery in Bonneville Reservoir opens to white sturgeon retention for two days in June. Effective dates: Saturday, June 18, and Friday, July 1, 2016 …
