Coho Returning To Elwha River In Good Numbers, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Fish First Time Since Dam Removal
October 26th, 2023
For the first time in more than a decade, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is exercising its treaty right to harvest salmon from the Elwha River.
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With Updated Run Forecasts, Salmon Angling Now Open From Columbia River Mouth To Pasco
October 12th, 2023
With an updated and higher fall Chinook run forecast, recreational angling for salmon will continue through the end of the year on the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 to the Oregon/Washington border near Pasco, WA.
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Though Far Below Historical Returns, Impressive Numbers This Year For Pacific Lamprey Passing Columbia/Snake River Dams
September 29th, 2023
Pacific lamprey are returning to the Columbia and Snake rivers this year in record numbers, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Nez Perce Tribe.
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With A Continued Strong Fall Chinook Run (Above 10-Year Average), States Extend Recreational Fishing Below Bonneville, Add Gillnetting Days
September 22nd, 2023
With a higher in-season forecast of Chinook salmon tracking above the 5- and 10-year average, Oregon and Washington reopened all the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam to recreational angling for Chinook and hatchery coho as of Sept. 22. The reopening is for the remainder of this year.
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Draft 2023 Survival Study Says Substantial Gains In Adult Returns Of Imperiled Salmon, Steelhead Will Require Breaching Lower Snake River Dams
September 15th, 2023
A long-running annual report that evaluates salmon and steelhead survival in the Columbia and Snake rivers again this year concluded that removal of the lower Snake River dams poses less of a risk to recovery than allowing the four dams to remain in place.
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Columbia River Fish Run Update: Upriver Steelhead Forecast Shoots Upward, Managers Allow More Buoy 10 Fishing, Gillnetting
September 8th, 2023
The forecast for Columbia River upriver summer steelhead passing Bonneville Dam nearly doubled more than a week ago to more than 90,000 fish, with some of those fish already arriving in Idaho rivers.
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Snake River Sockeye Run Winding Down As Fish Head To Stanley Basin; Conversion Rate From Bonneville Dam To Lower Granite Low
August 10th, 2023
This year’s Columbia River sockeye salmon passage is mostly over at Bonneville Dam. Mid-Columbia River sockeye are now moving into tributaries and lakes, while the endangered Snake River sockeye are migrating towards the Stanley Basin in central Idaho, according to Jonathan Ebel of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
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States Issue Status Report For Upcoming Columbia River Salmon, Steelhead Fall Fisheries; Coho Forecasted Returns High, Steelhead Numbers Dismal
July 13th, 2023
The Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife have issued their annual joint report describing upcoming fall fisheries in the mainstem Columbia River. It includes a review of those fisheries that occurred in 2022 and expectations for 2023 fall fish runs.
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With Summer Chinook Returns Running Way Below Forecasted, Another Columbia River Fishing Season Shuts Down Early
June 29th, 2023
With a lower-than-expected return of summer Chinook to the Columbia River, Washington and Oregon will close the river downstream of Priest Rapids Dam to recreational angling for the fish July 1, bringing the summer season that began June 15 --and was to go to July 31 -- to an abrupt end.