As planned, the Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River is closing for retention of chinook salmon. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says that they had been looking at the possibility of extending the chinook season through Labor Day, but it’s noted that the catch of lower-river stocks has already exceeded preseason estimates. They’d hoped to extend the season, but that will reduce the number of fish available for up-river anglers. Buoy 10 remains open for retention of coho and steelhead.
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