States Set Spring Chinook Season

After reviewing stock status and a slightly improved upriver spring Chinook forecast from last year’s actual return, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook salmon and steelhead seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing Wednesday. Downstream of Bonneville Dam, the season will run from this coming Tuesday to April 6, with a bag limit of two adult hatchery Chinook or steelhead per day, but only one can be a Chinook. From Bonneville Dam to the Oregon/Washington border, the season will be from April 1 to May 5, with the same bag limit. Fishery performance will be monitored in-season. A mid-run update is expected in May and spring Chinook fishing opportunity may be added if run size and impacts allow. Several 2022 spring Chinook indicators are improved over 2021.

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