The first thing you should know about the 2024 Columbia River Spring Chinook fishing season is that it’s almost here! We’ve had a few chinook go over the Bonneville Dam, and a few reports of chinook caught in the lower river and now is the time to take stock of our gear and make plans to go fishing for the tastiest of all PNW Salmon.
Kalama River
Columbia River Spring and Summer Chinook Salmon Forecast 2024
Before the spring and summer salmon seasons get announced on the Columbia we get to review the final tally of the 2023 returns and the 2024 forecast.
Kalama River Fall Salmon Fishing 2023
The Kalama River is one of the most scenic and fishable rivers in SW Washington that typically offers year around opportunity on hatchery reared, harvestable salmon and steelhead
2023 Columbia River spring Chinook fishing seasons announced
Feb. 22, 2023
Contact: WDFW Region 5 office, 360-696-6211
Media contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045
2023 Columbia River spring Chinook fishing seasons announced
Kalama River Spring Chinook Fishing 2023
The Kalama River can provide epic fishing for Spring Chinook when returns are decent and it’s one of the few smaller rivers available in western Washington where you can target these salmon from the bank or a drift boat reliably.
Columbia River Fishing 2023
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.