Wild Chinook Release Required On Washington’s Snake River

With “well below average” conversion rates on Snake fall Chinook being seen so far this season, WDFW is closing retention on wild kings but keeping hatchery fish open on several stretches of the river.
Salmon Season Extended On Lower Columbia, Gorge Pools; Chinook Back In B10 Bag

Four more days of salmon fishing opportunity are coming to the Columbia from the mouth of the big river upstream to the Tri-Cities, WDFW and ODFW managers decided this morning.