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June 5, 2025
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington expanded recreational spring Chinook days and retention on the mainstem Columbia River during a joint state hearing yesterday.
There is remaining harvest allocation available for increased spring Chinook opportunity while staying within allowed ESA-impact rates and other management limits. The following changes were adopted yesterday:
- Fishing on the mainstem downstream of Bonneville Dam has been extended through June 15, the last day of the spring season. It had been scheduled to close June 12. (The mainstem fishery between Bonneville Dam and the Oregon/Washington state line was already scheduled to continue through June 15.)
- In both of these fisheries, anglers can keep up to two adult hatchery salmonids (Chinook or steelhead) per day, including two adult hatchery Chinook, beginning on June 6. Prior to June 6, anglers were limited to one hatchery Chinook in the two salmonid daily adult bag limit.
- Angling for salmon/steelhead from a boat will be allowed up to the Bonneville Dam deadline June 6-15. Prior to this, the area from Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam deadline was restricted to bank anglers.
See the updated regulations for the spring season.
All other permanent regulations apply. Anglers are reminded that from March 1 through June 15 on days when the mainstem Columbia River recreational fishery below Bonneville Dam is open to retention of Chinook, the daily salmonid bag limit in Oregon and Washington Select Areas will be the same as mainstem Columbia River bag limits.
Summer season fisheries begin June 16 and adult Chinook retention will be closed due to a combination of the low forecast and allocation guidelines for summer Chinook. However, retention of jack hatchery Chinook and hatchery steelhead will be open and sockeye retention will be open from June 22-July 6. See the news release and the pre-season regulations for more details. The Columbia River regulation updates page will be updated with summer season dates closer to the start of the season.
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Jeff Whisler, 971-673-6024
Michelle Dennehy, (503) 931-2748
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