Oregon and Washington will reopen sport salmon fishing Friday below Bonneville Dam. Anglers will get three days, through Sunday evening, then possibly another three days from Tuesday through Thursday.

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 272 salmonid boats and 157 Washington bank rods tallied on the May 24 flight count. Section 1 ...

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 690 salmonid boats and 257 Washington bank rods were tallied on the April 12 flight count. Sec 1 (Bonneville) ...

WASHINGTON – Anglers can prepare for salmon fishing as the 2025-2026 statewide recreational salmon fisheries have been finalized, offering various marine and freshwater opportunities. According to the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Known for its diverse runs of salmon, the Columbia River draws thousands of anglers to test their luck each year. But with salmon runs nowhere near what they once were, fishing is ...

WASHINGTON - Starting January 1, anglers aged 15 and older will need a Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Endorsement to fish recreationally for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River ...

Anglers will get four more days to fish for fall chinook and coho salmon on most of the Columbia River. Oregon and Washington fish managers met Wednesday and approved fishing for chinook and hatchery ...

Blame my late start to the fall salmon season on high water temperature and late-arriving fish. Waiting for the river to cool down and salmon passage counts to build, I spent September afternoons ...

A “historic” deal made two years ago between the U.S. government, four tribes, Northwest states and environmentalists to put legal battles aside and invest in restoring endangered Columbia River fish ...