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Guide Bill Monroe, (left), with a client and a nice spring Chinook caught in the Columbia River during last year's spring salmon fishery. Projections for the spring Chinook run are up this year, and anglers should see better fishing than the past few years.

Spring Chinook, sturgeon fishing days added on Columbia River

Guide Bill Monroe, (left), with a client and a nice spring Chinook caught in the Columbia River during last year's spring salmon fishery. Projections for the spring Chinook run are up this year, and anglers should see better fishing than the past few years.

June 3, 2022, 5:31pm Latest News

With returns continuing to come in above expectations, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon on Thursday agreed to add more spring Chinook fishing days above Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, and increase the daily spring Chinook limit on the portion of river below Bonneville from June 4-15. Read story

A Chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville in June 2012. Steelhead and Chinook salmon are the most abundant IHNV-vulnerable species in the Columbia Basin, and the disease is particularly deadly to their young.

Fishing report for Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributaries, May 23-29

A Chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville in June 2012. Steelhead and Chinook salmon are the most abundant IHNV-vulnerable species in the Columbia Basin, and the disease is particularly deadly to their young.

June 1, 2022, 3:11pm Outdoors

Sampling summary for Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributaries, May 23-29 Read story

Fat spring Chinook fill a fish box in April of 2021. Anglers can fish the entire main stem Columbia this year, with no bubble closure at the mouth of the Cowlitz River.

Fishing report for Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributaries, May 16-22

Fat spring Chinook fill a fish box in April of 2021. Anglers can fish the entire main stem Columbia this year, with no bubble closure at the mouth of the Cowlitz River.

May 25, 2022, 3:50pm Outdoors

Sampling summary for May 16-22 Read story

Spring Chinook like this one, caught last year with guide Bill Monroe, should be more plentiful this year, according to the projections. River conditions look to be better, too.

More days added to Columbia spring Chinook fishery

Spring Chinook like this one, caught last year with guide Bill Monroe, should be more plentiful this year, according to the projections. River conditions look to be better, too.

May 19, 2022, 2:57pm Latest News

As the number of upriver spring Chinook continues to exceed expectations, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon on Wednesday agreed to allow 11 more days on the lower Columbia River for recreational spring Chinook fishing beginning Tuesday, May 24, in addition to two days upstream of Bonneville Dam. Read story

A chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville.

Fishing report for Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributaries, May 9-15

A chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville.

May 18, 2022, 5:56pm Outdoors

Sampling summary for May 9-15: Read story

A chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville.

Columbia River to reopen for spring Chinook fishing below Bonneville Dam

A chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville.

May 11, 2022, 10:15pm Latest News

With Chinook returning in greater numbers than anticipated, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon on Wednesday agreed to reopen the lower Columbia River for recreational spring Chinook fishing beginning Thursday, May 12. Read story

This spring Chinook was taken by Richard Twing on the Cowlitz River while fishing with guide Dave Mallahan a few years ago. After a two-year hiatus, anglers can once again keep spring Chinook salmon they catch on the Cowlitz River.

Fishing report: Washington Columbia River mainstem, tributary sampling summary for May 2-8

This spring Chinook was taken by Richard Twing on the Cowlitz River while fishing with guide Dave Mallahan a few years ago. After a two-year hiatus, anglers can once again keep spring Chinook salmon they catch on the Cowlitz River.

May 11, 2022, 4:22pm Outdoors

Fishery reports for week of May 2-8 Read story

Ed Wilder fights a Chinook salmon while Buzz Ramsey waits with the net. They were fishing the 2018 Buoy 10 Salmon Challenge held this last Friday at the mouth of the Columbia River.

Fishing report: Columbia River spring Chinook fishing closed above Bonneville Dam

Ed Wilder fights a Chinook salmon while Buzz Ramsey waits with the net. They were fishing the 2018 Buoy 10 Salmon Challenge held this last Friday at the mouth of the Columbia River.

May 4, 2022, 4:23pm Outdoors

With the fishery expected to surpass its allowable catch in the coming days, the spring Chinook recreational fishery on the Columbia River mainstem above Bonneville Dam will closed Wednesday (May 4), fishery managers from Washington and Oregon announced. Read story

The Washington and Oregon have announced the spring and summer salmon projections for 2022, and the numbers show a marked improvement over last year?s actual returns. Both the Columbia River, and its tributaries, should see stronger returns over last year.

Fishing report for lower Columbia River mainstem and tributaries: April 12

The Washington and Oregon have announced the spring and summer salmon projections for 2022, and the numbers show a marked improvement over last year?s actual returns. Both the Columbia River, and its tributaries, should see stronger returns over last year.

April 13, 2022, 5:03pm Outdoors

The Lower Columbia River mainstem from Buoy 10 upstream to Bonneville Dam on Wednesday, April 6 tallied 1,109 salmonid boats and 257 Washington bank rods for this week’s count. Read story

Happy clients with spring Chinook they caught while fishing with guide Matt Eleazer of East Fork Outfitters last year. With the runs improving in almost all waters, local anglers should be in store for much better fishing this spring and summer.

Washington salmon season tentatively set for 2022-23

Happy clients with spring Chinook they caught while fishing with guide Matt Eleazer of East Fork Outfitters last year. With the runs improving in almost all waters, local anglers should be in store for much better fishing this spring and summer.

April 12, 2022, 6:31pm Latest News

Anglers in Washington can expect similar salmon fishing opportunities this year compared to 2021, with some improved opportunities in the ocean driven by strong expected coho returns, state fishery managers announced. Read story