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OLYMPIA, Wash.- Washington and Oregon Fishery managers are seeking nominations to fill positions on a Columbia River Fishing advisory group.

The recreational fishery for spring Chinook salmon and steelhead on the lower Columbia River are now closed.

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Washington and Oregon agreed Wednesday that spring chinook salmon angling in the lower Columbia River will continue through June 4, with a good chance of fishing even deeper into June.

State officials have unveiled nine new-look concepts for managing fall salmon angling in 2023 at Buoy 10 and in the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam with a goal of avoiding last year’s clos

But that is relative. Fisheries managers are forecasting nearly 200,000 springers will enter the mouth of the Columbia River, including 85,900 bound for the Snake River.

With Chinook returning in greater numbers than anticipated, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon on May 11 agreed to reopen the lower Columbia

The projections have been announced for the 2022 salmon runs in the Columbia River, its tributaries, and the ocean, and almost all of the news is good.

The 2022 spring Chinook recreational fishing season for the Columbia River was set Wednesday by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon. And improvements are expected in returns compared to 2021.