River Fish Reports


Getting Some Good Ones
Fall king fishing is still a grind but... more »
Blacky's Guide Service
Columbia River- Kennewick
10-1-2022
Retention of hatchery Chinook to close on the Washougal River
Action: Closes retention of hatchery Chinook salmon. Effective date:... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Washougal River
9-29-2022
Salmon fishing resumes beginning Oct. 1 for Columbia River below Bonneville Dam
OLYMPIA – The lower Columbia River below Bonneville... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
9-29-2022
Lower Cowlitz River closes to retention of hatchery fall Chinook
Action: Closes retention of hatchery Chinook. Effective date: Oct.... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Cowlitz River
9-29-2022
Upper Columbia River salmon fishery update
Action: Opens coho retention from Priest Rapids Dam... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
9-21-2022
After delay, Lower Cascade River fall fishing season opener set
Action: Opens fisheries as listed in the 2022/23 Washington... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Cascade River
9-20-2022
Researchers use drone to measure habitat variables related to salmon spawning in Upper Wenatchee River watershed
EPHRATA – From Sept. 23 to 26 the... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Wenatchee River
9-16-2022
Salmon fishery update for the Snake River
Action: Opens some sections of the Snake River... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Snake River
9-16-2022
Cascade River coho season opener postponed
Action: Closes all fishing. Effective dates: Sept. 16, 2022, until... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Cascade River
9-14-2022
Mussel harvesting closed from Columbia River to north side of the Yachats River
SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and... more »
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
9-9-2022
All salmon fishing closed below Bonneville Dam starting Sept. 2
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington closed... more »
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
9-1-2022
States adopt three sturgeon retention days in September below Bonneville
CLACKAMAS, Ore.--Fishery managers adopted three retention days for... more »
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
8-19-2022
Finished our 2022 sockeye season
And that's a wrap! We finished our 2022... more »
Blacky's Guide Service
Columbia River- Brewster
8-15-2022
Chinook Salmon Derby & Summer BBQ
Aug 20, 2022 FUNDRAISING EVENT SPONSORED BY: CHINOOK PORT ALLIANCE... more »
Port of Chinook
Columbia River- Chinook
8-15-2022
Fall Chinook harvest to open in the Snake River
Action: Opens fall Chinook retention. Effective date: Aug. 18 through... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Snake River
8-11-2022
12 more limits of awesome sockeye!
12 more limits of awesome sockeye headed to... more »
Blacky's Guide Service
Columbia River- Brewster
8-8-2022
Additional Pacific halibut all-depth fishing days announced for the Columbia River and Central Coast subareas
The Oregon central coast subarea (Cape Falcon to... more »
OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
7-22-2022
Sockeye limits before the sun comes up!
Efficiency was the name of the game this... more »
Blacky's Guide Service
Columbia River
7-19-2022
Fishing extended on the Lower Columbia River for salmon and steelhead
Action: Extends hatchery summer Chinook retention below Bonneville... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
7-14-2022
Sockeye fishing expands on much of the Columbia River as returns exceed expectations
Additional summer Chinook opportunity also scheduled OLYMPIA – With... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
7-4-2022
Cowlitz River fisheries return to permanent rules
Action: Restores the salmon angling rules for the... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Cowlitz River
6-17-2022
Columbia River shad run tops 1.5 million and more are streaming upriver toward Bonneville Dam providing excellent fishing along the lower ma
Record shad returns over the past decade have... more »
WA Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
Columbia River
6-13-2022
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