February 17, 2021, 5:11pm Outdoors
A variety of opportunities for the public to participate in setting state-managed salmon fishing seasons for 2021 have been scheduled by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Read story
February 17, 2021, 5:10pm Outdoors
There’s a big number being floated around on websites and among local fishermen’s circles, and that number is 1.7 million. That figure is the ocean abundance projection for this year’s adult coho salmon return to the Washington-Oregon coast in 2021. That big number is causing excitement, but it is deceiving… Read story
February 13, 2021, 6:06am Northwest
A new permitting system for hikers and backpackers in Oregon’s central Cascade Mountains will finally be implemented this summer, after years of development and a year after it was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Read story
February 10, 2021, 9:02pm Outdoors
Fishing reports for waters in southwest Washington, including the Columbia River and tributaries as reported to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Feb. 9. Read story
February 8, 2021, 7:51am Latest News
SEATTLE — A Republican congressman has proposed removing four hydroelectric dams in the Northwest as part of a sweeping new plan to address the decades-long problem of how to save salmon populations without upending a system that provides power to millions of people. Read story
February 3, 2021, 8:46pm Outdoors
Fishing reports for waters in southwest Washington, including the Columbia River and tributaries as reported to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Feb. 1. Read story
January 29, 2021, 8:23am Northwest
Portions of the Skagit and Sauk rivers will open to steelhead fishing Monday. Read story
January 27, 2021, 9:49pm Outdoors
Fishing reports for waters in southwest Washington, including the Columbia River and tributaries as reported to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Jan. 26. Read story
January 21, 2021, 6:00am Newsletter Premium Content
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way the people of Washington state recreate. Read story
January 20, 2021, 9:06pm Outdoors
The Northern Pikeminnow Sport Reward Program met its annual goal to remove 10% to 20% of pikeminnow in the Columbia and Snake rivers that prey on juvenile salmon and steelhead, the Bonneville Power Administration reported. Read story
