Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update: Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon, and Clearwater River Fisheries

Spring Chinook Salmon Fishing Update: Rapid River Run, Hells Canyon, and Clearwater River Fisheries

It is time for my weekly spring Chinook Salmon update (May 6, 2025).    RUN UPDATE LEWISTON, ID – Since my last update on 4/29/2025, fish counts at Bonneville Dam have continued to increase (see figure below). The 7,700 adult fish that were counted three days ago exceeded any count we saw last year. High catch rates in the tangle net test fishery near the mouth of Columbia River have continued which suggest that we haven’t seen the end of good c…

Columbia Spring Chinook Managers Propose Lower River, Pool Reopeners

Columbia spring Chinook managers are proposing to reopen the big river below Bonneville Dam for 14 days and mainstem gorge pools above there for two days. The post Columbia Spring Chinook Managers Propose Lower River, Pool Reopeners appeared first on .