Oregon Congressmen Join Chorus Against BPA’s Decision To Stop Funding Lower Columbia Fish Program
Oregon’s two US Senators and five of its six Congressmen are calling out the Bonneville Power Administration’s sudden decision to quit funding hatchery salmon production at the mouth of the Columbia River last month.
Former Oregon DOC Officer Loses Hunting Privileges For Life, Fined $114,000 For Big Game Violations
Oregon fish and wildlife troopers provide more details on a “significant investigation” covering two different cases against a former state Department of Corrections Officer recently sentenced for poaching big game animals and unlawful possession of a firearm, silencer and wildlife, among other charges.
Freedom! Fish!! Fishing!!!
America turns 250 years old this month, and what better way to celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence back in July 1776 than fishing at patriotic-themed waters across the Northwest?
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (6-29-26)
Late June 2026 salmon, steelhead, shad and sturgeon catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
Oregon Coast Wild Fall Salmon Seasons OKed; ODFW To Ask NMFS About Opening Alsea Coho Fishery
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission gave the thumbs up to 2026 coastal wild fall Chinook and coho fisheries as proposed by ODFW as well as requested agency staffers to ask federal overseers if a silver season couldn’t also be held on the Alsea.
ODFW Hosting Meetings To Talk 2027 Big Game Regulation Proposals
Four public meetings will be held in July around Oregon to learn about proposed changes to next year’s big game regs, with draft controlled tag numbers also now available.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (6-25-26)
Mid- to late June 2026 steelhead, Chinook, shad and sturgeon catch stats for the Lower Columbia River and select Southwest Washington tributaries, as well as northern pikeminnow sport-reward program data.
BPA Won’t Help Fund Lower Columbia’s SAFE Salmon Programs After Saying It Would
Four months ago, the Bonneville Power Administration publicly announced to interested parties it “would continue to provide partial funding” to the Select Area Fisheries Enhancement Program in the Lower Columbia.
Yesterday, in a dramatic reversal, it was revealed BPA had completely changed its mind, putting state and county partners in a significant financial bind to the tune of $2.4 million and the production of 7-plus million hatchery spring Chinook and coho in a lurch.
Columbia Sockeye Season Cut
The sockeye season opener on the Columbia River from the Astoria-Megler Bridge upstream to the Highway 395 Bridge in Tri-Cities was moved back four days, the Hanford Reach season will close early and the Upper Columbia fishery won’t open July 1.
Dismantling Of Crucial Ocean Monitoring System Scrapped
provides important information for West Coast fishery managers and coastal communities.
Puget Sound Summer 2026 Crab Seasons Announced
Dungeness crabbing will open the Thursday before the Fourth of July in several Puget Sound marine areas, a few days later off Seattle and Tacoma, and in mid-July and mid-August for portions of the San Juans, according to summer seasons announced by state shellfish managers.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (6-16-26)
Mid-June 2026 Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon, shad and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia, select Southwest Washington tributaries and the lower Willamette River.
ODFW Prepping Anglers For Hot Summer, Low Waters, Fish Impacts And Alternative Ops
With record-low snowpack and abnormally dry to extreme drought across most of Oregon, state fishery managers say conditions will present issues for salmonids, including disease, though they likely won’t implement afternoon/evening closures.
Federal Judge Again Denies Quinault Move To Expand Fishing Grounds South
A federal judge in Seattle yesterday denied the Quinault Indian Nation’s motion to reconsider their request to begin proceedings to include the Lower Columbia and Willapa Bay as part of their usual and accustomed fishing grounds.
Washington Coast Salmon Seasons Open June 20
WDFW lays out 2026 salmon seasons for Marine Areas 1, 2, 3 and 4, the waters off Ilwaco, Westport, La Push and Neah Bay.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (6-9-26)
Early June 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead, shad and sturgeon catch stats for the Lower Columbia, select Southwest Washington tributaries and the lower Willamette River.