Photo Courtesy of Paul Ambrose of Great NW Rivers Guide Service 06/22/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Much better than expected sturgeon harvest during the first of two scheduled summer sturgeon seasons on the Columbia River prompted fishery managers from Oregon and Washington to cancel the second sturgeon retention …
May 24, 2016 – John Snyder – NWFN Spring chinook fishing extension split between May, June on lower Columbia OLYMPIA – Anglers fishing the lower Columbia River can catch and keep spring chinook salmon for four more days in May – including Memorial Day weekend – and up to 13 days in June under …
03/18/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN SALEM, Ore – The Oregon Department of Fishing and Wildlife Commission heard an update on research, evaluation, and implementation of the Columbia River non-tribal fishery reform policy. This is the third year of a four-year transition period for management of fisheries in the mainstem Columbia River. Panelists from Salmon for …
03/17/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN OLYMPIA – Anglers have three opportunities in March to meet with state fishery managers to talk about salmon fisheries in the mid- and upper Columbia River and lower Snake River before this year’s seasons are set. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has scheduled three …
