Pacific Northwest Fishing Reports

Here's the latest updated lower Columbia River salmon fishing regulations. Make sure to read the updated regulations to keep yourself out of trouble...

The mainstem of the Columbia opens for Chinook & Coho on Saturday, September 19th from Buoy 10 to the Hwy 395 bridge in Pasco through December 31st...

WDFW is opening Marine Area 1 (Westport) 7 days a week through September and increasing the Chinook limit to two a day...

The Chinook opener has been delayed until August 22nd as the remaining quota of 206 will not support the original two week opener of the 16th through the 31st of August. It will open August 22nd and run through the 31st...

The daily Chinook limit will increase to 2 hatchery fish effective tomorrow Friday, 7th August...

The daily Chinook limit is increasing to 2 in Marine Area 10. Due to low catch rates and a good amount of quota remaing. This will run from August 7th through August 31st. Also the Elliot Bay fishery will reopen for additional fishing...

Due to lower Chinook catch numbers in Marine Area 9 WDFW is increasing the Chinook limit to 2 hatchery fish. This increase will take place August 7th through the 15th...

Thursday, July 30th will be the last day for Chinook retention in Marine Area 5. The Chinook encounters will be met by the end of the day, thus ending the season.

To have been expected, Marine Area 10 is closing for Chinook, with tomorrow August 16th being the last day for retention. It lasted longer than we expected....