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 ...

Washington’s move to allow barbed hooks in much of the Columbia River Basin will not include the Snake River or its tributaries. Ryan Lothrop, Columbia River fishery manager for the Washington ...

Wyoming's world-famous trout waters just got a major upgrade — and it is good news for fishers and fish alike. Starting January 1, 2026, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission will require anglers to ...

In some areas, such as the Snake River and its tributaries, the use of barbless hooks has been required for decades as a means to reduce harm to wild fish protected under the Endangered Species Act.

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Earth to Oregon anglers: The world will not end with a barbless-hook rule for salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River and its tributaries. Oregon State Police won't use cotton swabs, their ...

Changes, some significant, are in store for hunting and angling in Oregon next year, but anglers want the state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission to take a special look at perhaps the biggest, as-yet ...

Sport anglers have hit the crossroads when it comes to using barbed or barbless hooks in the Columbia River for salmon and steelhead. As in past years, sport anglers will not be required to switch to ...

When should you use octopus, circle, barbless, single siwash, and treble hooks? What's the difference between them, and what's the purpose of the different fishing hooks? Anglers have different ...

OLYMPIA — Washington salmon and steelhead anglers will be required to use barbless hooks in the lower and mid-Columbia River beginning in January 2011. The state Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted ...

Q uestion: When trolling for salmon between Point Conception and Horse Mountain, are treble hooks allowed on spoons or lures if they are barbless? Or does the two single-point, single-shank-hook ...