On Dec. 9, Washington and Oregon released the first spring Chinook projections for 2026, and the runs should be very similar to 2025. Some runs are down, but a few are expected to perform better than ...

Anglers will get six more days to fish the Columbia River for spring Chinook. Oregon and Washington held a compact meeting on Wednesday, and after reviewing the catch data for the season that closed ...

PORTLAND – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington this week set spring chinook salmon and sturgeon fishing seasons for the Columbia and Willamette rivers. The Columbia River spring chinook ...

Spring chinook anglers get another weekend of fishing in the lower Columbia River, with recent catches better downstream than in the metropolitan area. During the five-day extension through April 24, ...

There’s not likely to be much spring chinook salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River in April, no matter how Washington and Oregon structure the season. Figure on being done downstream of ...