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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.
Continue reading “Columbia River Fishing 2023”November 22, 2022
Corrects rule to “selective gear rules in effect” instead of “anti-snagging rules in effect.”
Stillaguamish River opens for coho salmon retention
Continue reading “Stillaguamish River opens for coho salmon retention (Corrected)”Nov. 16, 2022
Adult salmon daily limit increased on the Klickitat River
Continue reading “Adult salmon daily limit increased on the Klickitat River”
Nov. 10, 2022
Adult coho salmon daily limit increased in the Chehalis Basin
Continue reading “Adult coho salmon daily limit increased in the Chehalis Basin”
Nov. 10, 2022
Coho salmon daily limit increased in the East Grays Harbor Fishery
Continue reading “Coho salmon daily limit increased in the East Grays Harbor Fishery”
Nov. 3, 2022
Snohomish, Skykomish, and Snoqualmie rivers coho salmon fisheries extended
Action: Extends coho salmon fishing seasons
Continue reading “Snohomish, Skykomish, and Snoqualmie rivers coho salmon fisheries extended”Oct. 28, 2022
Contact: WDFW Fish Program, 360-902-2700
Media contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045
Snohomish, Skykomish, Snoqualmie rivers to open for coho fishing
Continue reading “Snohomish, Skykomish, Snoqualmie rivers to open for coho fishing”
Oct. 27, 2022
Contact: Region 6 – Montesano, 360-249-4628
Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262
Fishing on most coastal rivers and tributaries to reopen beginning Saturday, Oct. 29 and Monday, Oct. 31
Continue reading “Fishing on most coastal rivers and tributaries to reopen beginning Saturday, Oct. 29 and Monday, Oct. 31”Oct. 27, 2022
Fishing on the Cascade River for coho salmon open seven days per week
Continue reading “Fishing on the Cascade River for coho salmon open seven days per week”Oct. 25, 2022
Green River (Cowlitz County) reopens to fishing below Toutle Hatchery
Continue reading “Green River (Cowlitz County) reopens to fishing below Toutle Hatchery”