FEATURED REPORTS - September, 2021
Reduced steelhead bag limit for Oregon’s Snake River
Report Date: SALEM, Ore.— Due to low returns, daily bag limits for hatchery summer steelhead will be reduced to one fish per day for the Snake River below Hells Canyon Dam effective Sept. 7. Passage of steelhead at Bonneville Dam has been historically...
New steelhead fishing restrictions on Snake River, tributaries amid record low returns to Columbia River basin
Report Date: OLYMPIA – Amid concern about record low numbers of steelhead moving up the Columbia River so far this year, state fishery managers from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have announced new restrictions on steelhead fishing in the...
Fall Chinook season opens in Hells Canyon on Aug. 26
Report Date: August 26, 2021 ENTERPRISE, Ore. – Fall Chinook season opened in Hells Canyon on Aug. 26 from Washington state line to the boundary below Hells Canyon Dam. Snake River fall Chinook are currently migrating up the main stem Columbia River and...Bass fishing will be good throughout the Oregon section of the Snake River
Report Date: Bass fishing will be good throughout the Oregon section of the Snake River. Look for bass is slow backwaters with good structure. Fish seem to be holding deep and getting lures and baits down is essential after the early morning.