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
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
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
Out & About
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
States to consider reopening chinook fishing in Columbia
First priority will be between Bonneville Dam and Washington-Oregon border upstream of McNary Dam
Vancouver sportsman shares cooking tips
Russ Harris has been collecting recipes for 62 years
Fishing report 5/10
Spring chinook fishing is inconsistent at Wind River and Drano Lake, although huge dam counts might help if the winds subside
Out & About
Items about road paving in Yacolt Burn State Forest, the opening of Johnston Ridge Observatory and restoration of La Wis Wis Guard Station
Fishing report 5/3
Spring chinook catches slow at mouth of Wind River; better at Drano Lake, Multnomah Channel
Out & About
Items about an event at the Washougal Oaks Natural Area, special permit hunting applications, the opening of Curley Creek road, clam digging at Twin Harbors and the season closure of Mount Hood Meadows
Not too early to go hiking
Here are three trails in the Wind River valley to try while waiting for the snow to melt in the high country
Columbia spring chinook: Just late or not coming?
Washington, Oregon add four days of fishing for mid-Columbia sportsmen
Sturgeon anglers to get four days in June in Bonneville pool
Sportsmen to get two weekends in mid-June to catch balance of the annual allocation
Rowland Lake tops for opening-day anglers
Trout season debuted in five Southwest Washington lakes and reservoirs
Fishing report 4/26
Big spring chinook counts at Bonneville Dam should improve catches at Wind River, Drano Lake soon
Author suggests five lakes to try fishing in 2012
Here are Terry Rudnick's choices for a sampling of the state's waters outside of Southwest Washington
Out & About
Items about angling seminars at Fishermen's Marine, a Carson-to-Stevenson run and free admission at Mount Rainier National Park
Swift, Columbia Gorge lakes ready for trout anglers
Five Southwest Washington waters open for fishing on Saturday
Map shows position of new Wind River buoy line
Boundary between Wind and Columbia moved about 250 yards farther south to compensate for sedimentation of fishing area
Columbia spring chinook fishing hot, closed beginning on Monday
Sportsmen are projected to catch almost 10,000 salmon in the final week of the season
State to allow two rods at six Southwest Washington salmon waters
Anglers will be able to fish with two poles as soon as May 1 at the mouth of the Wind River
Fishing report 4/19
Spring chinook angling in lower Columbia River expected to be good through Sunday
Out & About
Items about razor clam digging, road closures by snow in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, the Oregon Bass and Panfish Club meeting and a closure of the Sandy River delta
Escape the rain in the lower Deschutes River canyon
Find wildflowers and sunshine at the east end of the Columbia River Gorge
States nix proposed gillnet fishery on Tuesday in lower Columbia
Washington, Oregon decide not to adopt six-hour season with nine-fish landing limit for commercials
Outdoors blog 4/16
Sports catches were better this weekend; Compact to meet at 1 p.m to consider more gillnetting
Lower Columbia spring chinook fishing extended through April 22
Tuesday, April 17 will be closed; extensions beyond April 22 considered very unlikely
Fishing report 4/12
Spring chinook fishing appears improving in lower Columbia River; Gorge walleye anglers doing well
Out & About
Items about hikes offered by Oregon Wild, commenting on the salmon acclimation sites proposed for the upper North Fork of the Lewis River and recreation planning in Central Washington
Longer season scheduled for Buoy 10 this summer
Popular Columbia River fishery slated to continue through Labor Day
Gillnetters to fish in lower Columbia on Tuesday
Commercials get a six-hour fishing period with an expected catch of 3,000 spring salmon
Outdoors blog 4/9
Compact will meet today and is expected to approve gillnetting for Tuesday
Lower Columbia spring chinook fishing extended
Sportsmen have caught just 9 percent of their early-season allocation. Tuesday, April 10, will be closed to allow gillnetting.
Fishing report 4/5
Spring chinook fishing is slow as the Columbia, Willamette rivers are high and dirty
Out & About
Items about the weekend razor clam dig, Mount Hood Meadows spring schedule, a program on lamprey and the proposed hunting regulations
Are Drano Lake tribal platforms off-limits?
Yakama fishery official says the scaffolds are personal property and not available to non-Indians, but law enforcement says the issue is less clear
Salmon gillnetting in lower Columbia begins Tuesday
Commercial fleet will fish from 7 a.m. to 7p.m. from Beacon Rock downstream to coast in high, muddy river
Outdoors blog 4/2
Compact will meet this afternoon to consider a commercial fishing period; Columbia, Willamette both very high
CCA calls for end to gillnetting in sturgeon sanctuary
Ten days of sturgeon sales allowed during summer in set-aside area downstream of Bonneville Dam
Fishing report 3/29
High flows in Columbia River may make salmon fishing difficult
Out & About
Items about the Vancouver Wildlife League meeting, cycling events at The Dalles and Trout Lake, night hikes at Ridgefield refuge and Oregon raffle hunts
Gillnetting delayed a week in lower Columbia River
States decide more time needed to allow wild winter steelhead to move out of main river
Outdoors blog 3/26
Here are Sunday's test fishing results
Cowlitz, North Lewis bag might include wild chinook
Rule changes also proposed for Wind, Drano, White Salmon
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