NOAA’s Fisheries Service has released its recovery plan for upper Willamette Chinook and steelhead. The plan, prepared jointly with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, calls for improving habitat and hatcheries and reintroducing Chinook and steelhead into habitat above … Continued
Chinook salmon fishing is picking up in Idaho’s Lower Salmon and Little Salmon fisheries on the Rapid River Hatchery Chinook stock. As river flows decrease, fishing is expected to continue improving. Several areas reported good fishing success during the holiday … Continued
The sport fishery for hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon has been extended through June 15 on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163.5 miles above Bonneville Dam. Previously set to close June 3, the spring chinook fishery was extended by … Continued
In March, Idaho Fish and Game expects to send proposals for the 2011 spring Chinook salmon fishing season to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. Although fishing may not be as good as last year, the 2011 Chinook salmon return … Continued
The Feather River Hatchery has kicked off the statewide effort to spawn returning fall Chinook salmon. Department of Fish and Game (DFG) hatchery workers took more than half a million eggs during the first week of spawning. Over the next … Continued