"Two reductions to the Columbia River spring chinook salmon sport season were made today by state fish managers in an effort to lessen the fishery’s impact on protected upriver-origin wild fish.

In the mainstem Columbia River from the Interstate 5 bridge upstream to Bonneville Dam, fishing for chinook, steelhead and shad will close Sunday (April 6) until further notice.

Lower in the river, from Buoy 10 upstream to the Interstate 5 bridge, fishing for chinook will close April 6, but will re-open Wednesdays through Saturdays weekly beginning April 9. "