Tribal Salmon – Ft. Rains, WA

Tribal Salmon – Ft. Rains, WA
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Fort Rains Washington 98648

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(888)-289-1855
lat: 45.65278 long: -121.91722

The Columbia River is known for its distinctly flavored, rich red chinook salmon, also called king salmon. For thousands of years, the Columbia has been home to coho, sockeye, chum and steelhead salmon as well as chinook. (See Columbia River Salmon Species) And for thousands of years, the Yakama, Warm Springs, Umatilla and Nez Perce Indians have harvested these fish for commercial purposes and for physical and spiritual sustenance.

Today, the Columbia River is the only place in the Northwest where you can share in this historical Indian Salmon Harvest. Tribal fishers can be seen fishing from small boats and from scaffolds with long handled dip nets, as their ancestors did centuries ago. During the late spring, summer and fall, the public can purchase premium Columbia River chinook, coho, steelhead, and sockeye directly from Indian fishers. The fish is fresh, reasonably priced, and can be purchased already cleaned from some vendors.

Buying Indian-caught salmon directly from the river is a tradition that non-Indians started participating in some 200 years ago, about the time Lewis and Clark passed through the Columbia Basin. Over-the-bank salmon sales help Indian fishers support their families and make it possible for them to continue their traditional livelihood.

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Columbia River Salmon Sales and Cascade Villages: Fort Raines, Washington
Columbia River Salmon Sales and Cascade Villages: Fort Raines, Washington

Fort Rains, Washington, USA
Distance: 0.00 Away

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Bridge of the Gods
Bridge of the Gods

Bridge of the Gods, Cascade Locks, OR, USA
Distance: 1.02 Away

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Tribal Salmon – Bridgeside Restaurant Parking Lot
Tribal Salmon – Bridgeside Restaurant Parking Lot

Bridgeside, Wa Na Pa Street, Cascade Locks, OR, USA
Distance: 1.15 Away

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Columbia River Salmon Sales: Cascade Locks, Oregon
Columbia River Salmon Sales: Cascade Locks, Oregon

681 Cascade Locks Highway, Cascade Locks, OR, USA
Distance: 1.27 Away

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Brigham Fish Market
Brigham Fish Market

Brigham Fish Market, Wa Na Pa Street, Cascade Locks, OR, USA
Distance: 1.27 Away

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Cascade Locks Historical Museum
Cascade Locks Historical Museum

Cascade Locks Historical Museum, Southwest Portage Road, Cascade Locks, OR, USA
Distance: 1.41 Away

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Tribal Salmon – Cascade Locks Treaty In-Lieu Site
Tribal Salmon – Cascade Locks Treaty In-Lieu Site

Cascade Locks Marine Park, 355 Wa Na Pa St, Cascade Locks, OR 97014, USA
Distance: 1.43 Away

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Bradford Island Visitor Center at Bonneville Lock and Dam
Bradford Island Visitor Center at Bonneville Lock and Dam

J3R4+MH Bonneville, OR, USA
Distance: 1.49 Away

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Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler River Excursions
Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler River Excursions

299 NW Portage Rd, Cascade Locks, OR, USA
Distance: 1.74 Away

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Greene Bronze Studio
Greene Bronze Studio

Greene Bronze, Wa Na Pa Street, Cascade Locks, OR, USA
Distance: 1.85 Away

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Skamania Lodge
Skamania Lodge

Skamania Lodge, Southwest Skamania Lodge Way, Stevenson, WA, USA
Distance: 2.35 Away

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Port of Skamania County
Port of Skamania County

Port of Skamania, Southwest Cascade Avenue, Stevenson, Skamania County, WA, USA
Distance: 3.12 Away

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