The 2025 forecast for upriver spring Chinook is 122,500 fish, which is more than the 116,332 that returned to the Columbia River in 2024, but lower than the 10-year average of 139,676. The WDFW ...

Experience the excitement of spring salmon fishing on the Upper Columbia River! Discover prime fishing spots, expert tips, and the thrill of reeling in these powerful fish during their seasonal run.

Steelhead fishing in the John Day arm of the Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge is open for the first time in several years. The daily limit is two salmon or steelhead, but only one chinook.

The spring season for spring Chinook salmon and hatchery steelhead has been extended by nine days in the Columbia River upriver to The Dalles Dam, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announ ...

Oregon and Washington will reopen sport salmon fishing Friday below Bonneville Dam. Anglers will get three days, through Sunday evening, then possibly another three days from Tuesday through Thursday.

Jul. 4—A decreased forecast for returns of sockeye salmon has Washington fishery managers moving to limit angling for them in the Upper Columbia River starting on Monday. The Washington ...

WASHINGTON – Anglers can prepare for salmon fishing as the 2025-2026 statewide recreational salmon fisheries have been finalized, offering various marine and freshwater opportunities.

In September 2023, the federal U.S. government signed a $200 million agreement with a coalition of tribes to reintroduce salmon above the Grand Coulee Dam into the Upper Columbia River system over ...

The Cowlitz River isn’t fishing bad by any means, but a vast majority of fish are being caught near the barrier dam from the bank. For boat anglers, the fish have been much more aggressive in ...

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 ...

Oregon and Washington will reopen sport salmon fishing Friday below Bonneville Dam. Anglers will get three days, through Sunday evening, then possibly another three days from Tuesday through Thursday.