Columbia River Fishing Reopening

Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will reopen for four days in May under rules adopted by the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife.  The river has been closed to recreational salmon and steelhead fishing since March 26 in response to efforts by the states to slow the spread of Covid-19.  Washington announced it will reopen recreational fishing and Oregon announced it will lift its ban on non-resident hunting and fishing effective on Tuesday.  Open dates for the recreational salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will be Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and May 13.  Fishing will be open from the Warrior Rock/Bachelor Island line upstream to Beacon Rock both by boat and on the bank, and from Beacon Rock on the bank only to the Bonneville Dam deadline.  Above Bonneville Dam, bank angling is allowed upstream to the Tower Island powerlines, while both boat and bank angling is open from Tower Island upstream to the Oregon/Washington border.  Fishery managers urged recreationists to maintain vigilance and social-distancing.  

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