July 28, 2022, 5:30am Newsletter
The biggest salmon fishery in the lower 48 states will kick off August 1, and with all the salmon and steelhead returns this year coming in well above the projections, hopes are very high. Read story
July 27, 2022, 4:14pm Outdoors
Fishery reports There were 146 salmonid boats and 166 Washington bank rods tallied during the July 23 flight count. MAINSTEM COLUMBIA RIVER SALMON/STEELHEAD Sec 1 (Bonneville) — 70 bank anglers kept one Chinook, nine steelhead, one sockeye and released two Chinook and seven steelhead. Sec 2 (Camas/Washougal) — Three boats/three… Read story
July 13, 2022, 3:57pm Outdoors
From Lower Columbia River Megler-Astoria Bridge upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 196 salmonid boats and 210 Washington bank rods were tallied during the July 9 flight count. Read story
July 12, 2022, 12:05pm Latest News
The Biden administration on Tuesday released two reports arguing that removing dams on the lower Snake River may be needed to restore salmon runs to sustainable levels in the Pacific Northwest, and that replacing the energy created by the dams is possible but will cost $11 billion to $19 billion. Read story
July 6, 2022, 4:02pm Outdoors
From Lower Columbia River Megler-Astoria Bridge upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 269 salmonid boats and 227 Washington bank rods tallied during the July 2 flight count. Read story
June 29, 2022, 3:22pm Outdoors
Report for Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributaries for week of June 20-26 Read story
June 22, 2022, 6:45pm Outdoors
Fishing reports for Washington Columbia River mainstem and tributaries, June 13-19 Read story
June 15, 2022, 3:36pm Outdoors
From the Lower Columbia mainstem Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam, there were 129 salmonid boats and 232 Washington bank rods tallied during flight count on Sunday, June 12. Read story
June 8, 2022, 3:50pm Outdoors
Anglers across the state will be able to fish without a license this weekend, June 11-12, during Washington’s annual Free Fishing Weekend event. Read story
June 7, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
An overcast sky and the off-and-on splatter of raindrops couldn’t dim the enthusiasm of wildlife biologists John Jakubowski and Erik White on Thursday as they ventured into the Woods Creek Watchable Wildlife Area to look for signs of beaver living along the creek. Read story