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Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon during the 2023 summer season.

Fall salmon fishing limits set for Buoy 10

Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon during the 2023 summer season.

April 8, 2023, 3:08pm Latest News

Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon this summer, plus five days will be closed in late August to dampen the catch and avoid last year’s overharvest. Read story

Bob Maharry sits inside his fishing boat docked at Pier 45 in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. This would usually be a busy time of year for Maharry and his crew as salmon fishing season approaches. On April 7, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the regulatory group that advises federal officials, will take action on what to do about the 2023 season for both commercial and recreational salmon fishing. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

Council approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast

Bob Maharry sits inside his fishing boat docked at Pier 45 in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. This would usually be a busy time of year for Maharry and his crew as salmon fishing season approaches. On April 7, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the regulatory group that advises federal officials, will take action on what to do about the 2023 season for both commercial and recreational salmon fishing. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

April 6, 2023, 6:50pm Latest News

A federal regulatory group voted Thursday to officially close Chinook salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast after near-record low numbers of the fish returned to California’s rivers last year. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Washington Columbia River mainstem, tributary fishery report for March 27-April 2

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 5, 2023, 3:15pm Outdoors

The Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for the week of March 27-April 2 Read story

Anglers check their catch of a spring Chinook in the Columbia River off Hayden Island downstream of the BNSF railroad bridge a few years ago. The 2023 season has been extended four days to April 11, it was announced on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

Spring Chinook salmon season on lower Columbia extended four days

Anglers check their catch of a spring Chinook in the Columbia River off Hayden Island downstream of the BNSF railroad bridge a few years ago. The 2023 season has been extended four days to April 11, it was announced on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

April 4, 2023, 5:23pm Editor's Choice

With the water cold and angling poor, the lower Columbia River will remain open for spring chinook salmon fishing through Tuesday, April 11, four days longer than scheduled. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River mainstem, tributary fishery report for March 20-26

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

March 29, 2023, 4:37pm Outdoors

The preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for March 20-26 Read story

A worker moves fish into a freezer at Costarella Seafoods on Pier 45 in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. On April 7, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the regulatory group that advises federal officials, will take action on what to do about the 2023 season for both commercial and recreational salmon fishing. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

Much of drought-plagued West Coast faces salmon fishing ban

A worker moves fish into a freezer at Costarella Seafoods on Pier 45 in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. On April 7, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the regulatory group that advises federal officials, will take action on what to do about the 2023 season for both commercial and recreational salmon fishing. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

March 24, 2023, 8:10am Latest News

As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook salmon to the ocean, state officials in recent years resorted to loading up the fish by the millions onto trucks and barges to take them to the Pacific. Read story

A chinook salmon is hooked in Oregon.

Concepts proposed in hopes of keeping salmon fishing open

A chinook salmon is hooked in Oregon.

March 23, 2023, 6:00am Editor's Choice

State officials have unveiled nine new-look concepts for managing fall salmon angling in 2023 at Buoy 10 and in the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam with a goal of avoiding last year’s closure fiasco during most of September. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishery reports for Columbia River mainstem, tributaries, March 13-19

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

March 22, 2023, 5:06pm Outdoors

Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for March 13-19 Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Preliminary Columbia River mainstem, tributary sampling summary for March 6-12

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

March 15, 2023, 3:50pm Outdoors

Salmon and steelhead counts on lower Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream to Bonneville Dam on March 11. There were 123 salmonid boats and 73 Washington bank rods tallied in this flight count. Read story

A typical fall Chinook salmon taken last year in the boat of guide Bill Monroe Jr. The fish was caught above Bonneville Dam after the Buoy 10 fishery was closed early.

Key meeting on Columbia salmon seasons, regulations postponed

A typical fall Chinook salmon taken last year in the boat of guide Bill Monroe Jr. The fish was caught above Bonneville Dam after the Buoy 10 fishery was closed early.

March 13, 2023, 6:36pm Latest News

A key public meeting for setting salmon seasons and regulations on the Columbia River and across Western Washington has been postponed. The North of Falcon process, previously set for Tuesday, has been rescheduled for March 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. Read story