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FILE - In this June 27, 2012, file photo, a Chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville, Wash. Federal authorities want to add more hatchery-raised fish to the 28 Pacific Coast salmon and steelhead stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Washington could get millions in federal salmon recovery dollars

FILE - In this June 27, 2012, file photo, a Chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville, Wash. Federal authorities want to add more hatchery-raised fish to the 28 Pacific Coast salmon and steelhead stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act.

April 21, 2023, 7:29am Latest News

More than $60 million in federal grants could soon be on the way to help Washington’s rivers, endangered salmon and native eelgrass. Read story

Anglers gather on the Columbia River on Tuesday, as seen from Waterfront Park. As of April 13, spring chinook runs are below the 10-year average, 637 compared to 2,210 on the same date.

Salmon fishing on lower Columbia won’t reopen until at least mid-May

Anglers gather on the Columbia River on Tuesday, as seen from Waterfront Park. As of April 13, spring chinook runs are below the 10-year average, 637 compared to 2,210 on the same date.

April 19, 2023, 2:53pm Latest News

Spring chinook anglers in the lower Columbia River have caught only 26 percent of their early-season allocation, but state managers said it will be mid-May before they consider a salmon-fishing reopener. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishing report: Columbia River sport fishing sampling summary, April 10-16

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 19, 2023, 2:48pm Outdoors

The Columbia River sport fishing sampling summary for the week of April 11-16: Read story

Fish managers will reassess fish run sizes throughout the Columbia River in May and provide an update. To review daily salmon counts, visit Fish Passage Center, www.fpc.org.

Columbia River spring chinook run below average so far but peak still to come

Fish managers will reassess fish run sizes throughout the Columbia River in May and provide an update. To review daily salmon counts, visit Fish Passage Center, www.fpc.org.

April 17, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

Spring chinook, brandishing their silver bellies, are making a bright return through the Columbia River’s blue waters. And so, too, anglers are beginning to gather along the river’s main stem and its channels. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Washington Columbia River mainstem, tributary fishing report for April 3-10

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 12, 2023, 2:35pm Outdoors

The Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport fishing sampling summary for the week of April 3-10 Read story

Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon during the 2023 summer season.

Fall salmon fishing limits set for Buoy 10

Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon during the 2023 summer season.

April 8, 2023, 3:08pm Latest News

Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon this summer, plus five days will be closed in late August to dampen the catch and avoid last year’s overharvest. Read story

Bob Maharry sits inside his fishing boat docked at Pier 45 in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. This would usually be a busy time of year for Maharry and his crew as salmon fishing season approaches. On April 7, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the regulatory group that advises federal officials, will take action on what to do about the 2023 season for both commercial and recreational salmon fishing. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

Council approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast

Bob Maharry sits inside his fishing boat docked at Pier 45 in San Francisco, Monday, March 20, 2023. This would usually be a busy time of year for Maharry and his crew as salmon fishing season approaches. On April 7, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, the regulatory group that advises federal officials, will take action on what to do about the 2023 season for both commercial and recreational salmon fishing. (AP Photo/Godofredo A.

April 6, 2023, 6:50pm Latest News

A federal regulatory group voted Thursday to officially close Chinook salmon fishing season along much of the West Coast after near-record low numbers of the fish returned to California’s rivers last year. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Washington Columbia River mainstem, tributary fishery report for March 27-April 2

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 5, 2023, 3:15pm Outdoors

The Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for the week of March 27-April 2 Read story

Anglers check their catch of a spring Chinook in the Columbia River off Hayden Island downstream of the BNSF railroad bridge a few years ago. The 2023 season has been extended four days to April 11, it was announced on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

Spring Chinook salmon season on lower Columbia extended four days

Anglers check their catch of a spring Chinook in the Columbia River off Hayden Island downstream of the BNSF railroad bridge a few years ago. The 2023 season has been extended four days to April 11, it was announced on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

April 4, 2023, 5:23pm Editor's Choice

With the water cold and angling poor, the lower Columbia River will remain open for spring chinook salmon fishing through Tuesday, April 11, four days longer than scheduled. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River mainstem, tributary fishery report for March 20-26

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

March 29, 2023, 4:37pm Outdoors

The preliminary Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for March 20-26 Read story