CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- Oregon and Washington fishery managers announced the closure of sturgeon retention in the John Day Reservoir of the Columbia River, effective 12:01 a.m. Monday, May 21, 2012.
The 2012 white sturgeon harvest quota is 500 fish, which managers predict will be met on May 20.
Fishing News
OLYMPIA - Anglers will have at least four more days to fish for hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163 miles upstream from Bonneville Dam.
Citing the late timing of this year's run, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today agreed to extend the fishery through May 6.
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has expanded the popular fishing area at the mouth of the Wind River by moving the outside boundary about 250 yards out into the Columbia River.
OLYMPIA - The sport fishery for spring chinook salmon on the lower Columbia River has been extended through April 22 to allow anglers to catch more hatchery-reared fish available for harvest.
Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today approved an eight-day extension, based on catch reports that show current harvest levels remain well below expectations. The fishery was initially scheduled to close at the end of the day Friday, April 13.
SALEM, Ore. -- Staff from the Oregon and Washington Departments of Fish and Wildlife will discuss options for managing the 2012 recreational white sturgeon fishery in the Bonneville Pool of the Columbia River at a public meeting on Dec. 14 in The Dalles.