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Salmon & Steelhead

Paid pikeminnow season starts Thursday on the Columbian River in Southwest Washington

April 25, 2025, 12:02pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

Anglers can get paid to fish for Northern pikeminnow starting Thursday at sites along the Columbia and Snake rivers, including the Kalama Marina, Ridgefield Marina and the boat ramp at… Read story

Feds put review of Columbia River hydropower system on ice

April 22, 2025, 9:35am Business

A move by federal water managers to pause a landmark environmental review of the Columbia River hydropower system has become a Rorschach test that leaves utilities, salmon advocates, commercial shippers… Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Lower Columbia River, Washington tributary fishing report for April 7-13

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 19, 2025, 5:55am Outdoors

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 690 salmonid boats and 257 Washington bank rods were tallied on the April 12 flight count. Read story

Chris and Larissa Giffin hold a fine fall Chinook taken during last year’s Buoy Ten fishery. They were fishing with guide Matt Eleazer of Eastfork Outfitters.

Seasons tentatively set for ocean salmon fishing and fall salmon fishing in lower Columbia River

Chris and Larissa Giffin hold a fine fall Chinook taken during last year’s Buoy Ten fishery. They were fishing with guide Matt Eleazer of Eastfork Outfitters.

April 16, 2025, 11:41am Clark County News

Ocean salmon fishing season for Marine Area 1 is forecasted to open June 25, and the opening day of fall salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River is slated for Aug. 1 the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. Read story

Paul Dunlap, who works for Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, clips fins so the fish can’t be turned in twice for a reward.

Anglers descend on the Gorge to get piece of $1.7 million Northern pikeminnow payouts

Paul Dunlap, who works for Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife, clips fins so the fish can’t be turned in twice for a reward.

April 16, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

Thomas Ogren stood on the dock at The Dalles Marina boat launch Monday, casting for Northern pikeminnow in the hopes of hooking a piece of the roughly $1 million anglers are paid each year for pulling the fish from the Columbia-Snake rivers system. Read story

Chinook salmon, pictured here, is Oregon’s official state fish and is of high cultural value to Northwest tribes and high economic value to Oregon’s coastal economies.

Oregon governor, congressional delegation urge feds to declare disaster for coast salmon fisheries

Chinook salmon, pictured here, is Oregon’s official state fish and is of high cultural value to Northwest tribes and high economic value to Oregon’s coastal economies.

April 15, 2025, 10:50am Northwest Free

For the seventh time in less than a decade, Oregon’s commercial fishermen, governor and congressional delegation are asking for federal aid to soften the blow of climate change on the state’s ocean salmon fisheries. Read story

Spring Chinook, like this fine Columbia River specimen, have been difficult to catch this year. The tough fishing was a result of poor river conditions, and a slow start to the run.

States allow extra fishing days for spring Chinook

Spring Chinook, like this fine Columbia River specimen, have been difficult to catch this year. The tough fishing was a result of poor river conditions, and a slow start to the run.

April 12, 2025, 5:35am Latest News

Anglers will get six more days to fish the Columbia River for spring Chinook. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Lower Columbia River, Washington tributary fishing report for March 31-April 6

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 12, 2025, 5:30am Outdoors

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 637 salmonid boats and 207 Washington bank rods were tallied on the April 5 flight count. Read story

Fort Vancouver High School junior Carlos Lopez plants a yellow monkey flower plant Wednesday at Baz River Front Park in Camas. Students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent the morning removing invasive species and planting trees and other plants to help restore salmon habitat through Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group’s Seeds to Salmon program.

‘It’s really cool to be doing this stuff’: Students dig in at Baz River Front Park restoriation project in Camas

Fort Vancouver High School junior Carlos Lopez plants a yellow monkey flower plant Wednesday at Baz River Front Park in Camas. Students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent the morning removing invasive species and planting trees and other plants to help restore salmon habitat through Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group’s Seeds to Salmon program.

April 11, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

About 35 students from Hudson’s Bay and Fort Vancouver high schools spent Wednesday digging in the dirt. They weren’t looking for buried treasure but helping to restore wetlands habitat at Baz River Front Park. Read story

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at Bonneville Dam.

Seasonal water releases for young salmon start at Bonneville Dam amid national political turbulence

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at Bonneville Dam.

April 10, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

At 12 this morning, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened Bonneville Dam’s spillway gates, marking the beginning of seasonal water releases known as “spill.” Read story