Lower Icicle, Columbia From PRD To Wells Opening For Coho
Returns of upper Columbia River-bound coho salmon are sufficient to meet conservation objectives and to provide for sport angler harvest.
Hatchery Coho Reopening On More Of Lower Columbia; 4 More Keeper Sturgeon Days Added
Effective Sept. 17, the Columbia River will reopen to hatchery coho retention from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to the Warrior Rock/Bachelor Island line, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided today.
USFWS To Review Status Of Delisted Western Wolves
Federal wildlife managers announced today they will begin a “comprehensive status review of the gray wolf” in Washington, Oregon and elsewhere in the West following their initial analysis of a pair of petitions that asked for the predators to be listed under the Endangered Species Act.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (9-15-21)
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 27 bank anglers kept two Chinook, one Chinook jack and released one Chinook. 38 boats/89 rods kept 52 Chinook, 12 Chinook jacks, six coho and released two Chinook jacks.
DNR’s Eastside Lands Reopen To Hunting, Fishing, Public Access
“We are excited to reopen state lands for hunters and other recreationists,” said Laurie Benson, DNR’s acting Conservation, Recreation, and Transactions division manager. “We ask that everyone who goes out to enjoy these lands continues to be safe and responsible.”
Non-selective Coho Fishing On Oregon’s Central Coast Switching To 7 Days/Week
An impact neutral rollover of the 51,724 coho remaining from the mark selective summer season was made to the non-mark selective September season from Cape Falcon to Humbug Mt. This resulted in a net increase of 6,230 coho in the non-selective coho quota and a revised quota of 20,230 coho.