Fall chinook season opens

Fall Chinook salmon seasons opened Sept. 1 in the Snake River from the Washington-Idaho border upstream to Hells Canyon Dam and in the Clearwater River from its mouth upstream to the Memorial Bridge.

The season runs until Oct. 31 or further notice:

The Snake River is divided into four management sections:

• From the Washington-Idaho border upstream to the Bridge Street Bridge - the Blue Bridge.

• From Bridge Street upstream to the Oregon-Washington border.

• From the Oregon-Washington border upstream to the mouth of Sheep Creek

• From the Mouth of Sheep Creek up stream to Hells Canyon Dam.