Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington set spring Chinook salmon seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing late last month in Vancouver, Wash.
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The popular Buoy 10 salmon fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River opened to Coho and Chinook fishing Aug. 1, with another strong return of nearly one million fall Chinook predicted.
Mt. Adams Country Bike Tour next month; White Salmon Backyard Half returns June 18; Columbia Chinook season reopens; sturgeon season closes; Oregon beach wrestling state championships June 4; Triple Threat basketball camp June 20-24
A flooding tide, calm ocean and lack of boat traffic made the sometimes rough water between the jetties seem mystically calm as our boat skimmed the salty surface heading west.
Local winter steelhead running now, spring chinook on
Seasons are based on a forecast of 227k chinook returning
Weekend Fishing Opportunities: Fall chinook is open from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to the Oregon/Washington Border above McNary Dam. Fall chinook fishing is fair to excellent from Tongue Point to Bonneville Dam. Buoy 10 to Tongue Point is open for adipose fin-clipped coho and adipose fin-clipped steelhead. Sturgeon retention is open from The Dalles Dam upstream to the John Day Dam. Walleye angling is excellent in Troutdale.
Weekend Fishing Opportunities: Fishing is open for adipose fin-clipped jack Chinook and adipose fin-clipped steelhead from the Astoria-Megler Bridge upstream to the Oregon/Washington border. Chinook and sockeye retention are allowed from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon/Washington border. Sturgeon retention is open from The Dalles Dam upstream to the John Day Dam and from McNary Dam upstream to the Oregon/Washington border. Catch and release angling for sturgeon is good in the estuary and fair from Marker 82 downstream to Longview. Walleye angling is good in the The Dalles and John Day pools.
Summer Chinook fishing is fair below Bonneville Dam. Shad continue to cross Bonneville Dam in large numbers; however, catch rates appear to be winding down. Summer steelhead abundance is increasing in the lower Columbia. Sturgeon retention is open from The Dalles Dam upstream to the Oregon/Washington border. Catch and release angling for sturgeon is good in the estuary and fair to good from Marker 82 downstream to Longview. Walleye angling is fair to good in the The Dalles and John Day pools.
Weekend Fishing Opportunities: Summer Chinook fishing is fair below Bonneville Dam. Shad angling is good in the gorge for both boat and bank anglers. Summer steelhead abundance is increasing in the lower Columbia. Walleye angling is good in the The Dalles and John Day pools.
