Outdoors | The Columbian

For the love of mountains ▶

Dough baits are bad news for trout ▶

Snow will slow start of backcountry summer ▶

Bag limit liberalized at Drano Lake, upper Wind River

Anglers can keep up to four adult spring chinook salmon at both Gorge fisheries

Fishing report 5/24

Spring chinook angling winding down, estuary sturgeon catches off to a slow start

Boaters urged to continue caution

Officials say Clark County has not had a fatal boating accident since 2008

Out & About

Items about planning for the state parks system, conifer thinning in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, the top 100 bass-fishing spots and grants by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Outings

A listing of hikes, cross-country ski, kayak and bicycle trips locally

Snow will slow start of backcountry summer

Most recreation spots above 3,300 feet in elevation remain buried

Spring chinook fishing to reopen in lower Columbia

States agree anglers can fish on Saturday and Sunday downstream of Bonneville Dam

Fishing contests attract thousands

Four Washington lakes feature tagged fish good for prizes from Cabela's

Spring chinook anglers to get two more days in Columbia Gorge

River will be open between Bonneville Dam and Washington-Oregon border on Saturday and Sunday

Grant to finance Cowlitz summer steelhead study

Research will see if recycling of hatchery fish can be resumed

Fishing report 5/17

Spring chinook fishing improved at Wind River and Drano Lake following the big counts at Bonneville Dam

Items about the Washington Trails Association hiker potluck, Get Outdoors Day, campground openings in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, free canoe outings and the Oregon Bass and Panfish Cub meeting

For the love of mountains

Bob Bolton's spring "climbing'' blitz completed his goal to reach the highest point of each of the lower 48 states

Group asks judge to halt sea lion killings

Decision expected by end of month on lethal removal at Bonneville Dam

States to consider reopening chinook fishing in Columbia

First priority will be between Bonneville Dam and Washington-Oregon border upstream of McNary Dam

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