Chinook Retention From Bonneville To Pasco Extended Thru Year-end

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided that Chinook retention can remain open upstream of Bonneville Dam after Oct. 15, the previously scheduled closure date, during a joint state hearing today. 

Effective Monday Oct. 16 through Dec. 31, retention of Chinook is allowed in the mainstem Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Oregon-Washington state line (upstream of McNary Dam).  

With the changes today, seasons and regulations upstream of Bonneville Dam are as follows: 

Area: Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam 

Season: Through Oct. 31 

Species: Chinook and coho 

Daily adult bag limit: Two salmon, only one may be a Chinook. Wild coho may not be retained downstream of the Hood River Bridge. 

Area: Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam 

Season: Nov. 1-Dec. 31 

Species: Chinook, hatchery steelhead, and coho 

Daily adult bag limit: Two salmonids, only one may be a Chinook. Wild coho may not be retained downstream of the Hood River Bridge.  

Area: The Dalles Dam to Oregon-Washington state line  

Season:  Through Dec. 31  

Species: Chinook and coho 

Daily adult bag limit: Two salmon, only one may be a Chinook 

All other permanent regulations remain in effect.  

Remember to always visit the Recreation Report / Fishing Report for the Columbia Zone and click Regulation Updates to see the latest fishing regulations, https://myodfw.com/recreation-report/fishing-report/columbia-zone#Regulation-Updates%E2%80%AF