
Columbia Zone
Recreation Report

-Photo by Joe Hulsey-
May 8, 2025
Current and upcoming fishing opportunities:
The States held a hearing on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, to set additional dates for the recreational spring Chinook fisheries on the Columbia River. Please see the fishing regulation update page for details.

Announcements
For the latest regulations, including in-season changes
See the fishing regulations update page.
Fish consumption advisories
The Oregon Health Authority has issued consumption guidelines for parts of the Columbia River due to high levels of mercury and/or PCBs. Fish with these chemicals look, act, smell and taste like any other fish, so caution is important.
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Click here to find Columbia River regulation updates for salmon, steelhead, shad and sturgeon.
SALMON, STEELHEAD AND SHAD
Gorge:
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
Troutdale:
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
Portland to Warrior Rock:
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
Warrior Rock to Rainier:
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
Rainier to Lower Puget Island:
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
Lower Puget Island to Tongue Point/Rocky Point
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
Bonneville Pool (Bonneville Dam upstream to The Dalles Dam):
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
The Dalles Pool (The Dalles Dam upstream to John Day Dam):
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
John Day Pool (Columbia River above John Day Dam and John Day Arm):
Closed to salmon and steelhead angling. No report.
Sturgeon
Lower Columbia River (below Bonneville Dam):
Closed to retention. No report.
Bonneville Pool:
Closed to retention. No report.
The Dalles Pool:
Closed to retention. No report.
John Day Pool:
Closed for retention. No report.
Walleye
Lower Columbia River (below Bonneville Dam):
No report.
Bonneville Pool:
No report.
The Dalles Pool:
Weekly checking showed 69 walleye kept and 47 walleye released for eight boats (23 anglers)
John Day Pool:
Weekly checking showed 267 walleye kept and 141 walleye released for 23 boats (53 anglers); and six walleye kept, and four walleye released for one bank angler.