Columbia River anglers will get to continue fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam from March 1 through April 6. Sport fishing is currently open through March 31 for ...

Also, the opening of the salmon season on the upper river ... and-release fishing for sturgeon on days that are closed to retention, as do many other stretches of the mainstem Columbia River.

ADF&G Policy Coordinator Dani Evenson said today that the 2025 allocation is “the lowest chinook harvest limit on record” for ...

A recent NOAA report anticipates salmon returns above the 10-year average, but that's likely an outlier when ocean conditions continue to shift.

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The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has launched an online survey to gather public input on management ...

This six-episode series tells the story of the salmon of the Columbia River in a way ... old daughter Aiyana who goes along fishing with them on the river. The video documentary details their ...

A 2022 NOAA assessment found the number of wild salmon spawning in Columbia River tributaries declined substantially for nearly every salmon run in nearly every river measured between 1990 and 2019.