Fishing

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

NMFS reports on what 2025’s ocean indicators may mean for the health of juvenile Chinook and coho at sea.

After a two-and-a-half-month-long closure, the Quillayute and its tributaries such as the Bogachiel, Sol Duc and others will reopen to all fishing starting next Sunday, October 1.

Late September 2023 fall Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia and its Southwest Washington tributaries.

Fall Chinook catches continue to increase in the Mid-Columbia’s Hanford Reach, but managers say they won’t be able to increase the limit to two kings a day after a runsize update “did not track as we had hoped.”