Columbia River anglers will get to continue fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam from March 1 through April 6. Sport fishing is currently open through March 31 for hatchery ...

Spring chinook salmon passage at Bonneville Dam is only at about 25 percent of the 10-year average for the date. (RICK BOWMER/Associated Press) The spring season for spring Chinook salmon and hatchery ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Known for its diverse runs of salmon, the Columbia River draws thousands of anglers to test their luck each year. But with salmon runs nowhere near what they once were, fishing is ...

Average salmon and steelhead counts in the Columbia River Basin over the last decade are still well below officials’ goal of 5 million fish per year. From 2014 to 2023, just 2.3 million salmon and ...

Smiles light up the faces of (from left) John Kirby, Kyle Hoyt, and Sharon Harmon. These fall Chinook were taken just above the Warrior Rock deadline. (Photo courtesy of Sharon Harmon) Oregon and ...

With the days getting longer and the warmer, people are gearing up for an exciting season of fishing all the way till the end of fall. Tri-Cities offers an incredible number of places to go fishing ...

WASHINGTON – Anglers can prepare for salmon fishing as the 2025-2026 statewide recreational salmon fisheries have been finalized, offering various marine and freshwater opportunities. According to the ...

Blame my late start to the fall salmon season on high water temperature and late-arriving fish. Waiting for the river to cool down and salmon passage counts to build, I spent September afternoons ...

Anglers will get four more days to fish for fall chinook and coho salmon on most of the Columbia River. Oregon and Washington fish managers met Wednesday and approved fishing for chinook and hatchery ...