COLUMBIA RIVER FISHING REPORTS
Weekend Fishing Opportunities:
- Angling for summer Chinook, sockeye and summer steelhead is open through Friday July 31, between the Astoria-Megler Bridge and the OR/WA border above McNary Dam.
- The fall salmon season opens Saturday August 1, from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon/Washington Border above McNary Dam (see Sport Fishing Regulation Updates page for retention details). An estimated 518,300 fall Chinook and 539,600 coho are expected to return to the Columbia River this fall.
- The mainstem Columbia River and mainstem Snake River ARE NOT INCLUDED in recent actions to prohibit angling for trout, salmon, and steelhead in Oregon streams after 2 P.
