SALMONin the Spring Each spring, anglers by the tens of thousands descend


on the Columbia River to chase the ever-elusive spring Chinook. By Bryan Irwin


BRYAN IRWIN


ON PAPER, THE COLUMBIA RIVER SPRINGER SEASON doesn’t sound very appealing. For starters, the weather is usually lousy. Plus, it takes an aver- age of eight days of fishing to catch one


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fish. Finally, the vast majority of fishing is done from large boats making it an expensive fishery in which to participate. Yet many Pacific Northwest anglers plan their entire vacation specifically to


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target the elusive Columbia springer. There are plenty of great angling opportunities in Washington and Oregon, but thousands of boat owners and tens of thousands of anglers would


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