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Category: Lower Columbia

Posted on January 25, 2023January 25, 2023

Sturgeon retention fishing to close on 2 pools of the Columbia River

Jan. 25, 2023
Contact: WDFW Region 5, 360-696-6211
Media contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045

Sturgeon retention fishing to close on 2 pools of the Columbia River

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Posted on January 22, 2023January 22, 2023

Columbia River Spring Chinook Fishing 2023

Mid teens fat lower columbia river spring chinook

There are a few fisheries you can just set block out your calendar for. I don’t care what the forecast says (I mean I kind of do), I don’t care what the chatter is, I’m making plans to fish the Columbia River spring chinook fishery each and every year.

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Posted on January 20, 2023January 25, 2023

Columbia River Fishing 2023

Nice mid teens spring chinook from the lower columbia river

Every year the Columbia River draws thousands of anglers to its banks and waterways to chase incredible numbers of salmon and steelhead. This blog post exists to provide tools you can use through the 2023 season to keep track of the runs of salmon and steelhead, monitor the forecasts and be dialed into fishing reports and in some cases detailed how-to pages.

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Posted on January 11, 2023January 12, 2023

Bonneville Pool closes to white sturgeon retention beginning Jan. 12

Jan. 11, 2022
Contact: WDFW Region 5, 360-696-6211
Media contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045

Bonneville Pool closes to white sturgeon retention beginning Jan. 12

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Posted on September 29, 2022September 30, 2022

Salmon fishing resumes beginning Oct. 1 for Columbia River below Bonneville Dam

Sept. 29, 2022
Contact: WDFW Region 5 office, 360-696-6211
Public Affairs contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045

Salmon fishing resumes beginning Oct. 1 for Columbia River below Bonneville Dam

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