Oregon, Washington to reopen Columbia River to hatchery chinook salmon, summer steelhead fishing

Summer steelhead and summer chinook seasons will reopen for hatchery fish Thursday on most of the Columbia River, to extend through the end of July. Photo by Bill Monroe

Summer steelhead and summer chinook seasons will reopen for hatchery fish Thursday on most of the Columbia River, to extend through the end of July. Photo by Bill Monroe

Updated 3:55 PM 7/15/2020

Oregon and Washington will reopen the Columbia River on Thursday to fishing for hatchery chinook salmon and hatchery summer steelhead through the end of July.

The bag limit is two adult hatchery fish per day, but only one can be a summer steelhead. All sockeye salmon must be released.

Anglers may fish between Tongue Point and the U.S. 395 bridge at Pasco, Washington, until July 31.

-- Bill Monroe for The Oregonian/OregonLive

Original article: https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2020/07/oregon-washington-to-reopen-columbia-river-to-hatchery-chinook-salmon-summer-steelhead.html