Columbia River fisheries and management:
Effective 11:59 PM Wednesday, January 11 the retention of sturgeon is prohibited in the
mainstem Columbia River from Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam (Bonneville
Pool) and all adjacent tributaries.
WDFW and ODFW ask for your input on recreational fall Chinook salmon seasons in the mainstem Columbia River. Please complete the survey no later than Jan. 15, 2023 at https://publicinput.com/columbiariverfallchinook.
The survey lists several possible management strategies for future Columbia River fisheries and asks anglers to identify which strategies they would most like to see.