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Salmon Fishing Extended on the Columbia River by Bill Monroe The Oregonian, September 17, 2025

Only one chinook per day is allowed,
but a fin-clip is not required

> Anglers will get four more days to fish for fall chinook and coho salmon on most of the Columbia River.

Oregon and Washington fish managers met Wednesday and approved fishing for chinook and hatchery coho from Buoy 10 upriver to the US 395 bridge in Pasco, Wash., through Sunday evening.

Coho fishing (hatchery only) remains open through the end of the year from Buoy 10 to West Puget Island, but after Sunday will close until Oct. 1 from West Puget Island to the US 395 bridge, then reopens (but only up to the Hood River Bridge; from there to US 395, any coho is legal).

In the salmon fishery this week, only one chinook per day is allowed in the two-salmon bag limit, but a fin-clip is not required. Anglers may keep up to two hatchery coho.

Related Pages:
Columbia River Spring Sport Fishing Season is Extended by Bill Monroe, The Oregonian, 5/20/25
Salmon Counts at Bonneville Allow Reopening of Sportfishing by Bill Monroe, The Oregonian, 5/7/25
Anglers Get a Brief Crack at Chinook by Eric Barker, Lewiston Tribune, 5/2/25
Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing to Reopen on Columbia River by Bill Monroe, The Oregonian, 5/17/23