ODFW Extends Willamette Two-rod Fishing Above Falls Through Coho Season
Coho anglers will again be able to run a second rod on the Willamette River above the falls after ODFW extended the two-rod validation in those and other upstream waters.
Fire Danger Leads To Closure Of Northeast Oregon Access & Habitat Lands
Due to wildfires and scarce firefighting resources, ODFW closed more than a dozen Access & Habitat-enrolled properties in the northeast corner of the state as well as year-round Upland Cooperative Access Program lands along the Mid-Columbia, and the agency says it will monitor things as the start of bow seasons in late August nears.
Mt. St. Helens Spring Chinook Release A ‘Major Milestone’ In NF Toutle Fish Passage, Reintro Plan
WDFW details recent efforts to reintroduce Chinook into the North Fork Toutle above the Corps of Engineers’ Sediment Retention Structure, where coho and winter steelhead have previously been released, as part of a project that is expanding fish access to historic spawning and rearing habitat below Mt. St. Helens.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (7-29-26)
Late July 2026 catch stats for the Lower Columbia River and select Southwest Washington tributaries.