Fishing

Mid- to late March 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia, lower Willamette and select Southwest Washington tributaries.

Mid-March 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia, lower Willamette and select Southwest Washington tributaries.

Organizer Shawn Nickles shares results and photos from the 8th Annual Lake Chelan Kokanee Shootout.

This will make for the fourth year in a row and seventh of the last 13 that it will be catch-and-release only between Buoy 10 and Bonneville Dam, with managers pointing to a sturgeon population that’s essentially been turned on its head, with more adults and subadults than juveniles. For the first time in their…

Columbia sturgeon managers decided to close John Day Pool sturgeon retention effective this Saturday, January 10, as catches approach the season guideline.

The Washington and Oregon Departments of Fish and Wildlife have published their initial 2026 fall Chinook outlook for the shared Columbia, as well as how well 2025’s fall runs up the big river performed compared to forecasts issued at this time last year. To wit: Columbia River Fall Chinook