March 17, 2024, 6:00am Editor's Choice
Washington is spending nearly $1 million a day on a mammoth project to help salmon migration. Read story
March 15, 2024, 5:54am Outdoors
Fishing report for March 4-10 Read story
February 24, 2024, 6:03am Editor's Choice
Oregon and Washington state fisheries managers have finalized and announced the recreational spring Chinook salmon season on the Columbia River for 2024. Anglers will get to fish the big river for these highly prized fish through April 5. Read story
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 12, 2024, 5:33pm Northwest
A Washington-based conservation group filed a petition with federal regulators Wednesday, requesting that they list Alaska king salmon as an endangered species. Read story
December 13, 2023, 4:03pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River tributary sport sampling summary for Dec. 4-10: 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