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Category: Yakima River

Posted on May 2, 2023May 3, 2023

Yakima River to open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon

Yakima River Fall 2022

May 2, 2023

Yakima River to open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon

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Posted on January 20, 2023August 7, 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 December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

Goose Hunting near Prosser, December 2022

So, as I’ve shared earlier, I’ve got this place in Prosser, WA that I rent out as an AirBnB / VRBO and I’ve been beyond excited to spend time over there myself enjoying the unique harvest opportunities that are more suited for the areas east of the Cascades.

So last weekend, I decided to try my hand at goose hunting!

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Posted on September 22, 2022September 22, 2022

Place to stay for fishing the Yakima River 2022

I just posted the news article from WDFW that the Yakima River is opening for fall salmon and the Upper Columbia is opening for Coho, in addition to the chinook fishery going on. Things are buzzing in Central WA right now!

So, I’ve got a fishy idea for you…one that I’m certainly going to jump on myself later in October!

Continue reading “Place to stay for fishing the Yakima River 2022”
Posted on September 22, 2022September 25, 2022

Yakima River fall salmon fishery to open

Sept. 21, 2022

Yakima River fall salmon fishery to open

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  • Lower Columbia River Fishing Update late September 2023
  • Samish River to open for 3 days of Chinook fishing Sep 2023
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  • Yale Reservoir salmon length restriction, Sep 2023
  • Pink salmon limit increased in Marine Area 11 Sep 2023

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