Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added four additional days of recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing in the mainstem Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam during a joint state meeting

Astoria, OR – According to the ODFW officials, with the additional days, the following regulations are in effect:

Downstream of Bonneville Dam

• Open through Tuesday, April 9
• Bag limit: Two adult hatchery salmonids (Chinook or steelhead) per day, but only one may be a Chinook.
• Open area: Buoy 10 line upstream to Beacon Rock (boat and bank) plus bank angling only from Beacon Rock upstream to the Bonneville Dam deadline. For exact boundaries visit https://myodfw.com/recreation-report/fishing-report/columbia-zone.
• Shad may also be retained.

Staff believe this fishery could use up to a cumulative total of 40 percent of its pre-update upriver spring Chinook allocation when the fishery was originally scheduled to close, leaving room to add more days and remain confident that the fishery will be well within its conservation limits.