Snake River spring chinook fisheries set to close

05/25/2016 – John W. J. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News    Snake River spring chinook fisheries to close  Action: Spring chinook fishing on the Snake River to close. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Locations: A)  Below Ice Harbor Dam: Snake River from the southbound Highway 12 Bridge near Pasco upstream about 7 miles to the fishing …

Meetings set for March 22-24 on salmon fisheries in sections of Columbia and Snake rivers

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 …

Snake River Spring Chinook Fishery Opens 04/19/2015

OLYMPIA – Two sections of the Snake River, below Ice Harbor Dam near Pasco and below Lower Granite Dam, will open to fishing for spring chinook salmon Sunday, April 19. Two other sections of the river – below Little Goose Dam and Clarkston – will open Thursday, April 23. Each section of the river is …