OLYMPIA, Wash.-Chinook salmon retention on the upper Columbia River will be closed as of Friday, Aug. 16.
According to the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the fishery is being closed because the non-treaty harvest share for summer Chinook has been met in the Columbia River above Priest Rapids Dam.
Upper Columbia River closures taking effect Aug. 16, according to the WDFW.
Priest Rapids Dam to Rock Island Dam: From Aug. 16-31. Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.Rocky Reach Dam to Wells Dam: Aug. 16 to Oct. 15. Minimum size 12 inches for salmon. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.Wells Dam to Highway 173 Bridge at Brewster: Aug. 16 to Sept. 30. Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.A line drawn between Gun Club Road and Pelican Point to Chief Joseph Dam: Aug. 16 to Oct. 15. Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit four sockeye. Release all salmon other than sockeye.Entiat River: Aug. 16 to Aug. 30. Salmon closed.Chelan River: Aug. 16 to Oct. 15. Salmon closed.
Fishing for fall Chinook from Priest Rapids Dam to Rock Island Dam will open Sept. 1, as described in the 2024-25 Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet.
