States set Columbia spring Chinook seasons

  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 …

Only fin-clipped Chinook can be kept on select lower Columbia

08/02/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN     TILLAMOOK, Ore. – Fall Chinook salmon fishing opens today on the lower Columbia River tributaries under new rules designed to protect wild fish. Only fin-clipped fall Chinook salmon may be retained this year on lower Columbia River tributaries in a move designed to protect wild tule …

Columbia River above Beacon Rock opens to boat fishing

06/09/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN   CLACKAMAS, Ore. – A popular boat fishery on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam will open for five days starting Friday under rules adopted today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. Effective Friday, June 10 through June 15, boat fishing for salmon and steelhead will be allowed …

Sturgeon retention opens at the Bonneville Pool

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 …