On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 441 salmonid boats and 791 Washington bank rods were tallied on the June 14 flight count.

The largest of the herring family, shad were brought from the East Coast to California's Sacramento River in the 1880s and soon found their way into the Columbia to spawn.

A check around Bonneville Dam on the Lower Columbia River showed 56 anglers Tuesday kept 92 shad and released one. “We haven’t seen the real hot fishing yet,” Hymer said.

SPOKANE — On any given day at Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, the most common fish fighting its way up the dam’s fish ladders is a silvery member of the herring family.

June has arrived, and that means the shad are on the move, returning to the Columbia River as they have for decades. Whether you want some to eat or catch and release a few, now’s the time to go ...

Fishing columnist and author Dennis Dauble writes about taking kids fishing for shad on the Columbia River on the Hanford Reach, McNary and Ice Harbor dams, near Tri-Cities, WA.

The first basic rule of fishing is: fish where the fish are. So, if you knew that there were over a million fish swimming in a nearby river right this very moment, wouldn’t you go fishing to try ...

Forecast for 2025. Anglers in Washington can expect similar salmon fishing opportunities in 2025-2026 compared to last season. Columbia River spring and summer salmon forecasts can be accessed at ...

Fishing requirements. For the stretches of the Columbia River upstream of Bonneville Dam to approx. 200’ above the fish ladder exit upstream to Hwy 730 at the Washington/Oregon border, the ...