The joint staff hearing for Oregon and Washington salmon and steelhead hearing took place today at 1:00 pm. The joint staff committee at this time decided not to lift the recent restrictions on sockeye and summer run steelhead fisheries but agreed that Read More
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Due to better than expected sockeye fishing, sockeye and hatchery steelhead angling and retention in the mainstem Columbia River will close effective 12:01 a.m. Thursday, June 25. The closure includes the mainstem Columbia River downstream of the Oregon-Washington Read More
SALEM, Ore.— Following poor Chinook salmon returns last fall and forecasted low 2020 returns in certain coastal rivers, ODFW is implementing some restrictions on coastal wild adult Chinook salmon harvest. The changes to wild Chinook salmon harvest are consistent with existing ODFW Read More
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Oregon and Washington fishery managers recently announced seasons and regulations for 2020 summer and fall Columbia River fisheries. Although sockeye and fall Chinook returns show improvement from 2019, below average projections for summer Chinook, coho, and upriver Read More
Fall Chinook Salmon enter the Pacific Ocean as juveniles and return to Oregon’s freshwater as adults late summer to early fall, headed for their spawning grounds in Oregon’s river system from October to early March. Their long journey has transformed the Read More
OLYMPIA – Continued low returns of some key Chinook salmon stocks are expected to limit numerous Washington salmon fisheries in the upcoming season, state fishery managers announced today. The state’s 2020-21 salmon fishing seasons, developed by the Washington Department of Fish Read More
Salmon: The spring Chinook season doesn’t officially get underway on the lower Columbia River until March, but anglers can fish for ocean-fresh early arrivals under current rules throughout the month of February. Hatchery steelhead are also available in several rivers below Bonneville Read More
Zone 6 Recreational White Sturgeon Fisheries •Under permanent regulations, the area from Bonneville Dam upstream to McNary Dam opens January 1 each year for white sturgeon retention. For 2020, each of the three pools are scheduled to remain open until pool-specific Read More
COLUMBIA RIVER ACTION NOTICE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife January 28, 2020 The following action was taken: 2020 Mainstem Commercial Smelt Fishery Season: Mondays and Thursdays (5 AM to 5 PM) from February 3 through February 27. Area: Zones 1-3 Read More
Twice as many salmon and steelhead are predicted to return to the Columbia River Basin in 2019 as returned last year, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho state fish biologists reported at the Council’s March meeting. The prediction for this year is 1.3 Read More
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