September 20, 2023, 3:52pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for Sept. 11-17. Read story
September 20, 2023, 3:01pm Latest News
Fall salmon fishing in the entire lower Columbia River will be open beginning Friday (Sept. 22) and remain open indefinitely, Washington and Oregon officials agreed Wednesday. Read story
September 19, 2023, 6:09pm Clark County News
As salmon and steelhead populations dwindle amid habitat degradation and climatic changes, local watershed groups are etching a path to recovery. Read story
September 15, 2023, 2:35pm Outdoors
Fall salmon fishing remains open through Thursday between Warrior Rock and Bonneville Dam. State officials extended the season for a week and will meet again on Wednesday. Read story
September 13, 2023, 5:17pm Latest News
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational salmon fishing opportunity on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam during a joint state hearing Wednesday. Earlier this week, the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) updated the run size expectation for adult fall Chinook to the mouth of the Columbia River to… Read story
September 9, 2023, 5:55am Latest News
Reports of excellent coho fishing out in the ocean has guides and anglers looking forward to when they will begin to move upriver in droves. Read story
September 7, 2023, 2:43pm Latest News
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added additional Chinook fishing opportunity for the popular Buoy 10 fishery on the Columbia River during a joint-state hearing Thursday. Read story
September 6, 2023, 2:11pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for Aug. 28-Sept. 3. Read story
August 30, 2023, 3:13pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributary sport sampling summary for Aug. 21-27. Read story
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