Columbia Dam Fish Counts

Oregon and Washington will reopen spring chinook salmon fishing Friday on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam. More salmon than expected in counts at the dam allowed approval Wednesday of a two ...

BONNEVILLE DAM, Columbia River, Wash. – There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest’s mightiest river by the millions. Shad, ...

Average salmon and steelhead counts in the Columbia River Basin over the last decade are still well below officials’ goal of 5 million fish per year. From 2014 to 2023, just 2.3 million salmon and ...

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BONNEVILLE DAM, Columbia River, Wash. — There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest’s mightiest river by the millions. Shad, ...

Yahoo: Despite federal dams, Columbia and Snake River tribes fight to keep fishing traditions alive

Despite federal dams, Columbia and Snake River tribes fight to keep fishing traditions alive

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The Columbian: Columbia River and tributary fishery report for March 30-April 5

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On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 830 salmon boats and 223 Washington bank rods tallied on the April 4 flight count.

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State salmon managers are reopening the Lower Columbia for spring Chinook for three more days after catch estimates showed a large enough harvestable balance still available below Bonneville Dam.

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 1,449 salmon boats and 379 Washington bank rods tallied on the April 18 flight count.