States Close Columbia River 2020 Spring Chinook Season
by TBC Press on 05/27/20
The departments of fish and wildlife from Oregon and Washington declined to set additional spring Chinook salmon fishing on the mainstem Columbia River. In a public hearing on May 20, fisheries managers from the two states were presented information on the current status of upriver spring Chinook and fisheries to date. With an already depressed run and broodstock concerns where they are, I am ready to err on the side of the fish and not set additional spring Chinook salmon fishing seasons on the Columbia, said Tucker Jones, manager of ODFW’s Columbia River and Ocean Salmon Program, adding... READ MORE
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