News: 5 days of chinook salmon sportfishing on Columbia River
By Bill Monroe | For The Oregonian/OregonLive
Bolstered by an unexpected surge in summer chinook salmon, nearly doubling the expected numbers at Bonneville Dam, Oregon and Washington decided Tuesday to allow more sportfishing in the Columbia River.
In a telephone meeting, managers adopted a five-day fishery for chinook salmon, from Saturday, July 4, through Wednesday, July 8.