State officials are proposing to allow resumption of fishing with barbed hooks for spring chinook salmon at Wind River and Drano Lake. Barbless hooks have been required since 2013 at the two popular ...

Washington officials have had an itch for years to shift to barbless hooks for salmon and steelhead sport fishing in the Columbia River. It’s been proposed — then postponed because Oregon was not on ...

Oregon is rethinking its barbless hook requirement in the lower Willamette River and anglers may have sea lions to thank. Biologists for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will ask the Fish ...

The Yukon government is rethinking some controversial fishing regulations as the angling season approaches. The move to barbless hooks is being put on hold. The use of barbed hooks makes it difficult ...

Anglers in Washington could soon have the choice to fish with barbed hooks while pursuing salmon, steelhead and other species in much of the Columbia River Basin. The Washington Fish and Wildlife ...

With spring chinook season heating up, will step up enforcement of new barbless hook rules for recreational salmon fishing on the Columbia River and other major fishing spots. Anglers using barbed ...