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 …

Public meeting on Salmon River Hatchery fall chinook Aug. 16 in Otis

08/01/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News    SALEM, Ore.—The public is invited to discuss the Salmon River Hatchery fall Chinook program at a public meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Otis Fire Hall (381 N Old Scenic Highway 101). ODFW staff from the Coastal Chinook Research and Monitoring Program, …