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Salmon & Steelhead

A fine Buoy 10 Chinook salmon caught while fishing with guide Cameron Black. Black reports that before it was closed this past Wednesday, the Chinook bite had been fantastic. Black has been trolling spinners with 360 flashers.

Columbia River reopens for salmon fishing at Buoy 10 beginning Thursday

A fine Buoy 10 Chinook salmon caught while fishing with guide Cameron Black. Black reports that before it was closed this past Wednesday, the Chinook bite had been fantastic. Black has been trolling spinners with 360 flashers.

September 13, 2022, 7:06pm Latest News

Salmon fishing will reopen Thursday, Sept. 15 in two portions of the lower Columbia River — at Buoy 10 and between Reed Island and Bonneville Dam. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River and tributary fishing report, Aug. 29-Sept. 6

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

September 7, 2022, 3:58pm Outdoors

The Sept. 3 flight count from the Lower Columbia River Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam. Read story

Barbless hooks, required for Columbia salmon fishing, are unforgiving if you handle the fish wrong.

All salmon fishing now closed below Bonneville Dam

Barbless hooks, required for Columbia salmon fishing, are unforgiving if you handle the fish wrong.

September 1, 2022, 3:27pm Latest News

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington closed all salmon and steelhead fishing, including both retention and catch-and-release fishing, on the Columbia River from Buoy 10 to Bonneville Dam as of 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. Read story

Lucienne de Boer (left) and Melissa Peterson with Buoy 10 Chinook they caught recently while fishing with guide Bob Rees. Chinook fishing was too good this year, and the states were forced to close the fishery for Chinook. Coho remains open.

Chinook fishing too good as Buoy 10 closes

Lucienne de Boer (left) and Melissa Peterson with Buoy 10 Chinook they caught recently while fishing with guide Bob Rees. Chinook fishing was too good this year, and the states were forced to close the fishery for Chinook. Coho remains open.

August 31, 2022, 9:30pm Outdoors

The Buoy 10 salmon fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River has been a victim of its own success. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River and tributary fishing report, Aug. 22-28

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

August 31, 2022, 4:08pm Outdoors

From the Lower Columbia River Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam, there were 935 salmonid boats and 166 Washington bank rods were tallied during the Aug. 27 flight count. Read story

The Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River is the largest salmon fishery in the Lower 48.

Buoy 10 fishery closing to Chinook retention on Aug. 31

The Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River is the largest salmon fishery in the Lower 48.

August 30, 2022, 2:57pm Latest News

Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon announced Monday that the Columbia River’s Buoy 10 fishery will close for Chinook salmon retention beginning Wednesday, Aug. 31. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River and tributary fishing report, Aug. 15-21

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

August 24, 2022, 3:18pm Outdoors

From the Lower Columbia River Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam, there were 465 salmonid boats and 61 Washington bank rods were tallied during the Aug. 20 flight count. Read story

FILE - This photo provided by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game shows fisheries biologist Eli Felts looking down at Loon Creek to count chinook salmon spawning beds in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, Idaho, on Sept. 9, 2020. A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections for ocean-going salmon and steelhead that reproduce in the Snake River and its tributaries in Idaho must remain in place.

U.S. protections for Idaho salmon, steelhead are here to stay

FILE - This photo provided by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game shows fisheries biologist Eli Felts looking down at Loon Creek to count chinook salmon spawning beds in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, Idaho, on Sept. 9, 2020. A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections for ocean-going salmon and steelhead that reproduce in the Snake River and its tributaries in Idaho must remain in place.

August 19, 2022, 1:53pm Latest News

A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections for ocean-going salmon and steelhead that reproduce in the Snake River and its Idaho tributaries must stay in effect. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River and tributary fishing report, Aug. 8-14

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

August 17, 2022, 3:07pm Outdoors

From the Lower Columbia River Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam, there were 352 salmonid boats and 92 Washington bank rods were tallied during the Aug. 13 flight count. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River and tributary fishing report, July 25-31

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

August 3, 2022, 6:04pm Outdoors

Fishery reports MAINSTEM COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON/STEELHEAD Sec 1 (Bonneville) — 113 bank anglers kept three Chinook, 15 steelhead, two sockeye and released three Chinook and 21 steelhead. Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) — 11 boats/23 rods kept six Chinook, one sockeye and released two Chinook and one steelhead. Sec 3 (Interstate 5… Read story