February 23, 2024, 5:00pm Outdoors
Fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have scheduled several opportunities for the public to participate in setting state-managed salmon seasons in 2024-2025, beginning with a hybrid statewide forecast meeting on March 1. Read story
January 20, 2024, 6:05am Editor's Choice
Oregon and Washington have released an initial fall salmon outlook for the Columbia River, and fishery managers say runs are looking to be similar to last year. Read story
January 13, 2024, 6:06am Latest News
Washington and Oregon are expecting a total run of spring Chinook to the mouth of the Columbia River of 187,400 adults. That is about 86 percent of last year’s actual return of 216,586. The upper Columbia River should see about 121,000 fish, and the lower river could see 66,000. Read story
January 3, 2024, 2:50pm Editor's Choice
Sturgeon retention season in the Bonneville and The Dalles pools in the Columbia River Gorge is closed after just two days of angling. Read story
December 30, 2023, 6:05am Editor's Choice
Anglers will have a rare chance to retain white sturgeon in the Bonneville Pool of the Columbia River again this year, with the fishery starting on Monday, Jan. 1. Read story
December 13, 2023, 4:03pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River tributary sport sampling summary for Dec. 4-10: Read story
December 7, 2023, 6:02am Clark County Life
The fate of big hydroelectric dams on Pacific Northwest rivers is a longstanding, hot-button issue that gets hotter every day. Read story
December 6, 2023, 3:29pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River tributary sport sampling summary for Nov. 27-Dec. 3 Read story
November 29, 2023, 3:15pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River tributary sport sampling summary for Nov. 20-26: Read story
November 22, 2023, 5:04pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River tributary sport sampling summary for Nov. 13-19 Read story