The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife announced the return of Columbia River spring Chinook Salmon fishing seasons.

A day after the first official legal Willamette River spring chinook salmon of 2026 was landed, Oregon and Washington managers approved an early spring season for the lower Columbia River, two days ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With the days getting longer and the warmer, people are gearing up for an exciting season of fishing all the way till the end of ...

Summer Chinook salmon season opened Wednesday on the lower Columbia River with additional sockeye retention opportunities, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week. According ...

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 272 salmonid boats and 157 Washington bank rods tallied on the May 24 flight count. Section 1 ...

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.

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

Anglers will get four more days to fish for fall chinook and coho salmon on most of the Columbia River. Oregon and Washington fish managers met Wednesday and approved fishing for chinook and hatchery ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Known for its diverse runs of salmon, the Columbia River draws thousands of anglers to test their luck each year. But with salmon runs nowhere near what they once were, fishing is ...

Columbia River salmon recovery programs fared better in the 2026 federal budget than tribes, advocates, bureaucrats and ...