Columbia River Springers Open Again

JOINT STATE ACTION NOTICE

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife May 23, 2018

THE FOLLOWING WAS SET: 2018 Mainstem Columbia River Spring Chinook Recreational Fisheries

Downstream of Bonneville Dam

Season:

Friday May 25 through Wednesday June 6

13 retention days

Area:

Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to Beacon Rock (boat and bank) plus bank angling only from Beacon Rock upstream to the Bonneville Dam deadline.

Legal upstream boat boundary defined as: A deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately four miles downstream from Bonneville Dam Powerhouse One) in a straight line through the western tip of Pierce Island to a deadline marker on the Washington bank at Beacon Rock.

Daily Bag Limit:

Two adult salmonids (Chinook, coho, or steelhead) per day, but only one may be a Chinook. Only hatchery fish may be kept. All other permanent regulations apply.

Bonneville Dam to Oregon/Washington Border

Season:

Friday May 25 through Friday June 15

22 retention days

Area:

Tower Island power lines (approximately 6 miles below The Dalles Dam) upstream to Oregon/Washington border, plus the Oregon and Washington banks between Bonneville Dam and the Tower Island power lines.

Daily Bag Limit:

Two adult salmonids (Chinook, coho, or steelhead) per day, but only one may be a Chinook. Only hatchery fish may be kept. All other permanent regulations apply