Outdoors blog: Spring chinook fishing remains slow
Sport catches, test gillnetting and Bonneville Dam count all indicate few fish in the river
Sturgeon annual limit to drop to one — probably
Washington approves bag limit change to match Oregon, but will revisit issue on March 15
Fishing report 3/7
Spring chinook fishing is not fast, but a few fish are getting caught daily
Out & About
Items about the Lewis River chapter Ducks Unlimited banquet, razor clam digging at Long Beach, a boating safety class on March 23 and changes to the operating hours at Mount Hood Meadows
Merwin Reservoir daily bag limit to double in May
Anglers will be allowed 10 of the tasty landlocked sockeye salmon plus five trout beginning May 1 in North Lewis River reservoir
Quartz Creek trail to get more help
Washington Trails Association plans additional summer work to rejuvenate a key Gifford Pinchot National Forest route
Outdoors blog: Spring chinook count perks up at Bonneville Dam
Test fishing in lower Columbia doesn't catch many salmon
Portland boat ramp on Columbia closed during salmon season
Gleason launch at Northeast 43rd Avenue not expected to reopen until June
Out & About
Items about spring chinook clinics in March, the Vancouver Wildlife League meeting, the Clark-Skamania Flyfishers school and a spring salmon fishing derby
Gifford Pinchot backcountry offers spots for winter fun
Sno-parks found at St. Helens, Adams, Upper Wind River
In a snow-flocked forest, a half-mile from the parking lot can feel a lot like a wilderness area.
Washington offers hunting variety
No one is going to confuse Washington’s elk hunting with that of Colorado, or in-state pheasant shooting with what’s found in South Dakota.
Anglers have opportunities in Clark County
Eighteenth-century English author Samuel Johnson once wrote: “A fishing pole has a hook at one end and a fool at the other.’’
County’s trails are well dispersed
Some days, there just isn’t enough time to drive to the wilds for a hike.
Silver Star Mountain, Loowit Falls trails among forest highlights
Paintbrush, penstemon, phlox, balsamroot, lupine, columbine, glacier lilies — these colorful, showy wildflowers are the delights of the high country.
Fishing report 2/21
Spring chinook observed caught in Columbia River at Vancouver, plus first salmon of 2013 counted at Bonneville Dam
Out & About
Items about clam digging at Long Beach this weekend, the Oregon Bass and Panfish Club meeting and the Coastal Conservation Association's plans to fight the Columbia River commercial fishermen in court
Outlook "bright' for Columbia fall chinook
Upriver bright run to Hanford Reach, Central Washington is forecast to be a record high
State to take elk calves for hoof rot research
Animals will be killed from three general locations to study worsening disease in Cowlitz River basin
Oregon court order does not change barbless hook requirement
Stay by court does shift slight number of spring chinook to commercial allocation
Fishing report 2/14
Oregon officials report at least two spring chinook have been caught in the lower Willamette River
Out & About
Items about the trail skills college, a boating safety class and openings on the state wildlife law enforcement adviser group
Snake River anglers seek spring chinook
Eastside sportsmen are getting efficient at catch salmon and want their full annual allocation
Fishing report 2/7
Sunday is the final day of sturgeon retention in the Bonneville pool of the Columbia Gorge
Out & About
Items about the Southwest Washington Friends of NRA banquet, Friday's sport-fishing hearing in Olympia and commenting on the proposed 2013 hunting regulations
No shortage of snow fun
Trails available from Pineside and SnowKing sno-parks on south side of Mount Adams offer many miles of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing opportunities
Fishing report 1/31
Sturgeon fishing in Bonneville pool will close on schedule beginning Feb. 11
Out & About
Items about the relocation of deer to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, the opening of the Pacific Northwest Sportsmen's Show, a Vancouver Wildlife League meeting and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet
States adopt Columbia spring chinook, sturgeon seasons
Anglers expected to have caught lower Columbia allocation by about April 5
Fishing report 1/24
The bite lately has been about as cold as the water temperature
Out & About
Items about road access to the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge's River S unit, trail volunteer projects, the Chinook Trail Association's annual meeting and the Pacific Crest Trail Association's annual meeting
Short spring chinook season likely in lower Columbia
Anglers have only 5,010 upper Columbia spring chinook available before the run forecast is updated in mid-May
States, tribes differ on Columbia fish recovery
Sides disagree on value of fin-clipping hatchery salmon and steelhead and release of wild fish
Fishing report 1/17
Several Southwest Washington waters stocked with rainbow trout
Out & About
Items about razor clam digging, the Oregon Bass and Panfish Club meeting, a fishing trip for wounded veterans and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet
Ridgefield may be new refuge for deer
White-tails threatened by flooding at Julia Butler Hansen National Wildlife Refuge at Cathlamet may be relocated to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Washington adopts Columbia River salmon fishing overhaul
Sport fishing to become priority in lower river and gillnets to be limited eventually to off-channel areas
Fishing report 1/10
Sturgeon catches slow in Bonneville pool as wind makes conditions tough
Out & About
Items about fee-free days in the national forests, the Portland Boat Show, a boating safety class and a hunting application by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Fishing report 1/3
Sturgeon anglers aplenty in Bonneville pool on opening day
Out & About
Items about Washington hunters reporting their 2012 activity, the inland fish advisory group and an extension of the comment period for the sport-fishing rules
Survey: Yale's kokanee were small in 2012
The landlocked sockeye salmon of the middle Lewis River reservoir averaged just 9 inches
Spring chinook forecast poor for Wind River, Drano Lake
Salmon outlook not encouraging for mid-Columbia tributary streams
Barbless hooks coming to Columbia River
Beginning Tuesday, anglers will need to pinch or file down their hook barbs when fishing for salmon and steelhead
Fishing report 12/27
Sturgeon retention begins Tuesday in the Bonneville pool and reopens on Jan. 3 between the Wauna power lines and Bonneville Dam
Out & About
Items about Wednesday's meeting of the Vancouver Wildlife League, the volunteer naturalist program at Mount St. Helens and the opening of Cooper Spur ski area on Mount Hood
State has eye on Columbia's Cathlamet Channel
Area between Puget Island and the Washington mainland mentioned frequently as a possible off-channel gillnet fishing site
Logjam prompts county to close Lewisville Park boat ramp
Drift between Lewisville, Daybreak parks popular this time of year with winter steelhead fishermen
Fishing report 12/20
Winter steelhead fishing often shifts into high gear the week between Christmas and New Year's
Out & About
Items about guided snowshoe hikes, the master hunter program, Coldwater Lake paddling permits, Washington state parks' centennial calendar and the opening of Mount Hood Skibowl
Wind River sno-park access returns to normal
Skamania County will plow road No. 30 all the way north to Lone Butte Sno-Park this winter
