Tweet Effective date: Immediately through Jan. 31, 2021. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Palix River, from the Hwy. 101 Bridge to the mouth of the Middle Fork Rule: Salmon; min. size 12”. Daily limit 1. Release wild Chinook. Single-point barbless hooks required. Night closure in … Continue reading →
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Tweet Posted: 13 Oct 2020 11:57 AM PDT Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall Chinook salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will meet the Upper Klamath River adult fall Chinook salmon quota … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Extends retention of hatchery coho salmon. Species affected: Coho salmon. Effective date and Locations: Lewis River, from the mouth to Colvin Creek: Oct. 16 through Dec. 31, 2020. Lewis River, from Colvin Creek to the overhead powerlines below Merwin Dam: Oct. 16 through Oct. 31 and … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Increases the adult salmon daily limit to two hatchery fish. Effective date: Oct. 16 through Dec. 31, 2020 Species affected: Hatchery salmon. Location: Washougal River, from the mouth to the bridge at Salmon Falls Rule: The salmon daily limit is 6; up to … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Opens retention of hatchery fall Chinook. Effective date: Oct. 16 through Dec. 31, 2020. Species affected: Hatchery Chinook salmon. Locations and salmon rules: Cowlitz River, from the mouth to the posted markers below the Barrier Dam. Rule: Salmon min. size 12”. Daily limit 6, up to … Continue reading →
TweetJuvenile Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast coho salmon growing in restored habitat on Lawrence Creek in Northern California. Coho are increasing in abundance in the restored habitat faster than comparable habitat elsewhere in California. Photo by Bob Pagliuco/NOAA Fisheries. Coho salmon … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Increases the adult Chinook daily limit to two hatchery fish. Effective date: Oct. 3 through Dec. 31, 2020 Species affected: Hatchery Chinook salmon Location: Washougal River, from the mouth to the bridge at Salmon Falls. Rule: Min. size 12″. Daily limit 6 fish. Up to 2 adults may be … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Opens retention of Coho salmon. Species affected: Salmon. Revised Columbia River areas, effective dates, and rules: Priest Rapids Dam to Rock Island Dam: Oct. 1 through Oct. 15, 2020. Daily limit six (6) salmon. Up to two (2) may be adult Chinook … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Increase daily limit of adipose clipped hatchery coho in areas of the mainstem Skagit River open to coho fishing. Effective date: Immediately through Oct. 31. Species affected: Coho Location: Skagit River (Skagit Co.) from the mouth to the Cascade River Road bridge in … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens retention of coho salmon. Effective date: One hour before official sunrise on Oct. 1, through one hour after official sunset on Nov. 30, 2020. Species affected: Coho salmon. Locations: 1) From the closure signs located 800 feet upstream of the … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Increases the adult salmon daily limit to 2 hatchery salmon. Effective date: Oct. 3, 2020 through Nov. 30, 2020. Species affected: Chinook and Coho salmon. Locations: Toutle River, from the mouth to the forks. North Fork Toutle River, from the mouth to … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens the Yakima River to fishing for salmon. Effective date: Thursday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. Species affected: Chinook and coho salmon. Location: From the Hwy. 240 bridge in Richland (river mile 2.1) to the Grant Avenue Bridge in Prosser (river mile 47.0) approximately 1,000 feet downstream … Continue reading →
Tweet We have begun our annual stocking of our specially produced Atlantic salmon by stocking two lakes, Mount Tom Pond (Washington) and Crystal Lake (Ellington). In the near future, as flows allow, we will also stock the Atlantic Salmon Management … Continue reading →
Tweet Chinook smolts have lost access to freshwater habitat. Photo: Rachel Johnson, NOAA Fisheries/University of California, Davis The manipulation of rivers in California is jeopardizing the resilience of native Chinook salmon. It compresses their migration timing to the point that … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Open coho salmon fishing. Effective date: Oct. 3, 2020 until further notice. Species affected: Coho salmon. Locations: Fork Creek, Naselle River, Nemah River Middle, Nemah River North, Nemah River South, Willapa River, Willapa River South Fork, North River, Smith Creek, Bear River. … Continue reading →
Tweet A winter-run Chinook salmon. Photo: Steve Martarano, USFWS Biologists have estimated that almost 3.8 million juvenile winter-run Chinook salmon headed down the Sacramento River toward the ocean this year. This is the most offspring in a decade for the highly … Continue reading →
TweetSock Guy for Sockeye’ earns national award for helping sockeye salmon Boise 12-year-old raised $11,000 for sockeye salmon by selling custom socks and other merchandise Twelve-year-old Topher Jones of Boise, also known as the “Sock Guy for Sockeye”, was among 25 winners … Continue reading →
Tweet Thursday, September 17, 2020 – 7:45 PM MDT Kokanee salmon are landlocked sockeye and popular fish for Idaho anglers, but save for a few rare lakes, they didn’t historically exist in most Idaho waters. So how did they get … Continue reading →
Tweet Each fall, tributaries to the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain are home to salmon returning to spawn. This can make for some exciting fish watching as salmon move upstream and jump or otherwise navigate various obstructions on their way … Continue reading →
