Lower Columbia reopens tomorrow for Springers...for a month (not a typo)

2/3rds of the run is probably over Bonneville already, but a late reopening is better than none.  WDFW release below...
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WDFW NEWS RELEASE
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
http://wdfw.wa.gov/
May 13, 2014
Contact: WDFW Region 5 Office, (360) 696-6211
Anglers get another month to catch spring chinook on the lower Columbia
OLYMPIA - Starting Thursday, May 15, anglers will have another full month to catch hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon and steelhead on the lower Columbia River under an agreement reached today by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon.
Under that agreement, anglers can catch and keep one marked, hatchery chinook salmon daily through June 15 as part of their catch limit from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upriver to Bonneville Dam.
In all, they may retain up to two adult salmon or steelhead - or one of each - but no more than one adult chinook salmon per day. Anglers must release all sockeye salmon and any wild salmon or wild steelhead, which can be identified by an intact adipose fin.
According to an updated run projection, 224,000 upriver spring chinook will return to the Columbia River this year, said Ron Roler, a fishery manager for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The pre-season projection anticipated a return of 227,000 upriver fish.
The new projection reflects greater confidence in the run since last week, when fishery managers projected a minimum return of 185,000 upriver fish this year, Roler said.
"We've taken a conservative approach to the season so far, but the count of spring chinook past Bonneville Dam indicates our pre-season projection was on target," he said. "Under this extension, anglers should be able to keep fishing in the lower river right up to the start of the summer chinook season June 16."
Anglers fishing the Columbia River below the dam caught 10,084 upriver spring chinook through May 10, when the previous two-day extension ended. The extension through mid-June is projected to boost the annual catch in those waters by 3,864, Roler said.
For more information about the fishing extension approved today, see the Fishing Rule Notice on WDFW's website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/ .

That is great!