Spring chinook salmon passage at Bonneville Dam is only at about 25 percent of the 10-year average for the date. (RICK BOWMER/Associated Press) The spring season for spring Chinook salmon and hatchery ...

Columbia River spring chinook salmon anglers will have another few days to fish with an extended season, increased bag limits and expanded fishing areas. Oregon and Washington managers met Wednesday ...

Spring chinook salmon could return on the Columbia River in the second lowest numbers in 21 years, according to Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife. This year’s forecasted return of ...

Spring chinook angling in the lower Columbia River is projected to last through April 6 before the early season closes and sportsmen wait until a mid-May update of the salmon forecast. Under the state ...

On Dec. 9, Washington and Oregon released the first spring Chinook projections for 2026, and the runs should be very similar to 2025. Some runs are down, but a few are expected to perform better than ...

According to my calculations, there are 43 days left before spring officially arrives. And there are only 37 days until spring salmon fishing opens at the Wind River and Drano Lake. But that doesn’t ...

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 hatchery ...

LEWISTON – The return of upriver spring chinook to the Columbia River that starts in a few months will nearly mirror the 2024 run, according to fisheries managers. That’s the sort-of-good news. The ...