Columbia River spring chinook season set, first Willamette fish is caught

A day after the first official legal Willamette River spring chinook salmon of 2026 was landed, Oregon and Washington ...

2026 Columbia River spring Chinook seasons announced

Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon approved this year's Columbia River recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing season during a joint state hearing Thursday, a news release from ...
The Columbian

Spring Chinook re-opener a bit too late for lower Columbia River

Guide Bill Monroe holds a typical spring Chinook taken in the lower river. While the run has mostly passed, anglers are still getting a few by anchoring with plugs. (Photo by Bill Monroe Outdoors) Due ...
Corvallis Gazette-Times

Spring chinook, sturgeon seasons set for Columbia and Willamette rivers

The Columbia River spring chinook seasons are based on a forecast of 141,400 returning upriver spring chinook. This compares to a 2012 actual upriver return of 203,100 and leaves a harvest guideline ...
KGW8

Center for Biological Diversity files lawsuit to protect spring-run Chinook salmon in Pacific Northwest

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and other conservation organizations filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on Tuesday for delaying decisions ...