Columbia River Program Manager News Today

Anglers along the Columbia River say this season is one of the best they've seen in the last several years in Oregon.

With the summer Chinook run tracking significantly below pre-season expectations, retention of adult summer Chinook will close on the Columbia River mainstem downstream of Priest Rapids Dam (PRD) as of

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

There will be a smelt fishery in the Sandy River for the first time since 2015.

There will be a smelt fishery in the Sandy River for the first time since 2015.

There will be a smelt fishery in the Sandy River for the first time since 2015.

There will be a smelt fishery in the Sandy River for the first time since 2015.

There will be a smelt fishery in the Sandy River for the first time since 2015.

There will be a smelt fishery in the Sandy River for the first time since 2015.