RIDGEFIELD — 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.
And, based on testimony at a public meeting here Tuesday, it appears limiting chinook salmon retention to hatchery-origin fish at Buoy 10 is the choice of sportsmen for keeping the season open.