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Klineline Kids Fishing Derby dedicated to children and community

April 19, 2025, 6:12am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Thousands of kids enjoyed a weekend of fishing at Klineline Pond thanks to an army of volunteers. Read story

Anglers descend on the Gorge to get piece of $1.7 million Northern pikeminnow payouts

April 16, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

Thomas Ogren stood on the dock at The Dalles Marina boat launch Monday, casting for Northern pikeminnow in the hopes of hooking a piece of the roughly $1 million anglers… Read story

Susie House, front, and David Hill hold up signs as they join hundreds of others during a large rally and protest outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration campus Monday, March 3, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (Helen H.

Trump’s NOAA firings raise doubts for PNW fisheries

Susie House, front, and David Hill hold up signs as they join hundreds of others during a large rally and protest outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration campus Monday, March 3, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (Helen H.

April 19, 2025, 6:05am Northwest

Owen Liu was hired to help solve a mystery. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Lower Columbia River, Washington tributary fishing report for April 7-13

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 19, 2025, 5:55am Outdoors

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 690 salmonid boats and 257 Washington bank rods were tallied on the April 12 flight count. Read story

Chris and Larissa Giffin hold a fine fall Chinook taken during last year’s Buoy Ten fishery. They were fishing with guide Matt Eleazer of Eastfork Outfitters.

Seasons tentatively set for ocean salmon fishing and fall salmon fishing in lower Columbia River

Chris and Larissa Giffin hold a fine fall Chinook taken during last year’s Buoy Ten fishery. They were fishing with guide Matt Eleazer of Eastfork Outfitters.

April 16, 2025, 11:41am Clark County News

Ocean salmon fishing season for Marine Area 1 is forecasted to open June 25, and the opening day of fall salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River is slated for Aug. 1 the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. Read story

Chinook salmon, pictured here, is Oregon’s official state fish and is of high cultural value to Northwest tribes and high economic value to Oregon’s coastal economies.

Oregon governor, congressional delegation urge feds to declare disaster for coast salmon fisheries

Chinook salmon, pictured here, is Oregon’s official state fish and is of high cultural value to Northwest tribes and high economic value to Oregon’s coastal economies.

April 15, 2025, 10:50am Northwest Free

For the seventh time in less than a decade, Oregon’s commercial fishermen, governor and congressional delegation are asking for federal aid to soften the blow of climate change on the state’s ocean salmon fisheries. Read story

CDC via AP, File Western blacklegged ticks are on the rise in Washington and can carry Lyme disease. The Washington Trails Association and the Washington State Department of Health have teamed up to track ticks via hiker trail reports.

Tick habitat is spreading in Washington; stay safe when venturing outdoors

CDC via AP, File Western blacklegged ticks are on the rise in Washington and can carry Lyme disease. The Washington Trails Association and the Washington State Department of Health have teamed up to track ticks via hiker trail reports.

April 15, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Health Updated 1 day ago

Got ticks? We sure hope not. Read story

Spring Chinook, like this fine Columbia River specimen, have been difficult to catch this year. The tough fishing was a result of poor river conditions, and a slow start to the run.

States allow extra fishing days for spring Chinook

Spring Chinook, like this fine Columbia River specimen, have been difficult to catch this year. The tough fishing was a result of poor river conditions, and a slow start to the run.

April 12, 2025, 5:35am Latest News

Anglers will get six more days to fish the Columbia River for spring Chinook. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Lower Columbia River, Washington tributary fishing report for March 31-April 6

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

April 12, 2025, 5:30am Outdoors

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 637 salmonid boats and 207 Washington bank rods were tallied on the April 5 flight count. Read story

Clam digging just south of the Oysterville approach at the northern end of Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County.

Next round of Washington beaches clam digging starts Saturday, April 12

Clam digging just south of the Oysterville approach at the northern end of Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County.

April 9, 2025, 11:03am Latest News

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed seven days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Saturday, April 12. Read story