Chinook fishing season opens on Snake River Saturday

Fall chinook fishing season will be allowed in the Snake River Aug. 18 through Oct. 31. Daily limit will be six for adult hatchery chinook and jack chinook 12 inches or longer. Washington licensed anglers must cease fishing for salmon and steelhead once their adult daily limit for either has been retained.

Species affected: Fall chinook salmon and steelhead.

The Snake River from the mouth, Burbank to Pasco railroad bridge, to the Oregon State line, approximately seven miles upstream from the mouth of the Grande Ronde River, will be open.

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