August 26, 2023, 5:55am Editor's Choice
Northern Pike, a non-native predator with a voracious appetite, has been found in several systems that feed the Columbia River, and while many anglers welcome them as a hard-fighting game fish, they are giving state biologists headaches. Read story
August 24, 2023, 5:52am Outdoors
Salmon fishing resumes Thursday, Aug. 24 in the Buoy 10 area at the mouth of the Columbia River after a scheduled, three-day closure to dampen harvest and allow state biologists to calculate the catch. Read story
August 22, 2023, 2:43pm Latest News Free
North Cascades National Park has dealt with bear troubles this summer after the opportunistic omnivores had a chance to snack on human food that visitors failed to secure. Read story
August 19, 2023, 5:55am Latest News
Along a back road in northwestern Lewis County, Anthony Novack studied the long line of trees behind a big, open, grassy field. From afar with binoculars. Then up close in person. Read story
August 16, 2023, 3:46pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for Aug. 7-13. Read story
August 9, 2023, 3:18pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for Aug. 1-6. Read story
August 4, 2023, 2:25pm Editor's Choice Free
Decades of data show that despite billions in taxpayer investment, salmon and steelhead hatchery programs and restoration projects in the Columbia River Basin have failed to support or boost native fish populations and in fact are contributing to their decline. Read story
August 2, 2023, 3:32pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for July 24-31. Read story