Idaho Fish Report
🎣 Spring Chinook Season Extended on the Columbia River! 🐟
📷 Greg Randolph with his first Spring Chinook.
Photo Credit: Photo by Jason Kent
by OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Staff
5-20-2025
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Spring Chinook Season Extended on the Columbia River!
With the upriver spring Chinook return on track to come in higher than originally forecast, Oregon and Washington are adding more fishing days to the season!
Biologists now expect 155,500 adult spring Chinook to return this year—up from the initial forecast of 122,500. That means more opportunity for anglers while staying within conservation limits.
Where and When You Can Fish:
Below Bonneville Dam
May 23 – June 12
Tongue Point/Rocky Point line to Beacon Rock (and only bank fishing from Beacon Rock to the Bonneville Dam deadline)
Above Bonneville Dam
May 22 – June 15
Bonneville Dam to the OR/WA border upstream of McNary Dam (with some area-specific rules—check the link below!)
Daily Limit:
2 adult hatchery salmonids per day (Chinook or steelhead), but only one may be a Chinook.
“I’m just happy we could have both areas open for the Memorial Day holiday weekend,” said Tucker Jones, ODFW’s Columbia River Program Manager. “Hopefully folks can get out and enjoy themselves on the water.”
Check the latest regulations and boundaries here:
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OR Department of Fish & Wildlife Reports
for Wednesday, May 14th
Campbell Reservoir: Access is restricted to snowmobiles, and the lake is probably open
Chewaucan River: Fishing will be fairly slow due to high cold-water
Dog Lake: Recent rains and snow have cooled down the water
Duncan Reservoir: The reservoir is full with a decent boat ramp
Heart Lake: There have been a few holdover rainbow trout that are being caught recently
Holbrook Reservoir: This reservoir was going to be stocked this week, but due to snow it will be stocked next week
Lofton Reservoir: Fishing for holdover rainbow trout should be good
Priday Reservoir: There have been fish in the 12-16" range caught recently at this reservoir
Thompson Valley Reservoir: The reservoir is accessible along the West entrance and is full
Ben Irving Reservoir: Bank anglers are catching a few rainbows along the boat ramp area
Cooper Creek Reservoir: The reservoir will be stocked again this week
Diamond Lake: Diamond Lake is ice free and the main boat ramp is open
Galesville Reservoir: The reservoir is at full pool now
Hemlock Lake: Current snowpack is much higher than average
Lake Marie: Lake Marie is a good spot for a quiet fishing experience
Lake Selmac: Fishing should be very good
Lemolo Lake: Brown trout fishing should be good
Umpqua River: Fishing has been fair to good with a good number of hatchery chinooks being harvested
Umpqua River- South : Will reopen for trout from May 22-Sept. 15
Willow Lake: Willow is stocked with trout and fishing should be good
Three Rivers: Three Rivers should have spring Chinook and summer steelhead returning