Buoy 10 will open for fishing on Aug. 1.

When fishing for salmon where the Columbia River meets the ocean, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends targeting Chinook early in the season and fishing for coho later.

For safety reasons, the department recommends staying above the Astoria Bridge during the slack and ebbing tides. In the lower river, stay closer to takeouts such as Hammond. Avoid the Clatsop Spit and the Astoria shipping channel, which are unsafe during the tide runout.