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Mark that calendar: Spring Chinook fishing is set

Good catch rates will depend on river conditions

By Terry Otto, Columbian freelance outdoors writer
Published: February 22, 2025, 6:10am
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Fishing guide Bill Monroe Jr., (left), and a client with a nice Columbia River spring Chinook caught last year. The states released the 2025 spring Chinook seasons on Feb. 19.
Fishing guide Bill Monroe Jr., (left), and a client with a nice Columbia River spring Chinook caught last year. The states released the 2025 spring Chinook seasons on Feb. 19. (Photo courtesy of Bill Monroe Outdoors) Photo Gallery

The upcoming spring Chinook seasons for the mainstem Columbia River announced Wednesday by Washington and Oregon are almost exactly the same as the initial seasons that were set in 2024.

The 2025 projection calls for a return to the Columbia River mouth of 122,500 spring Chinook adults.

From Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia River to Bonneville Dam, anglers will get 37 fishing days from March 1 through April 6.

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Columbian freelance outdoors writer