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Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishing report: Summer crabbing set to commence in Puget Sound on July 1

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

June 15, 2024, 5:55am Outdoors

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced Wednesday Puget Sound summer crab-fishing seasons will get underway July 1 in many marine areas. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Fishing report: License now required to fish for smelt, crawfish and carp

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

June 8, 2024, 5:32am Outdoors

Washington fishers are now required to have a recreational fishing license for freshwater smelt, crawfish, and carp. Read story

Buzz Ramsey of Yakima Bait attempts to net a spring chinook on the Columbia River. It was announced Wednesday, May 29, 2024, that the spring chinook season has been extended from June 1-15.

Fishing report: Spring chinook season extended on Columbia River

Buzz Ramsey of Yakima Bait attempts to net a spring chinook on the Columbia River. It was announced Wednesday, May 29, 2024, that the spring chinook season has been extended from June 1-15.

May 31, 2024, 5:20pm Latest News

The Columbia River spring chinook salmon season has been extended, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday. Read story

Spring Chinook salmon fishing is reopening on the lower Columbia River for two weekends in May and four days in June, it was announced Wednesday, May 15, 2024, by Washington and Oregon fishery officials.

Field notes: Lots of salmon fishing opportunities for Memorial Day weekend

Spring Chinook salmon fishing is reopening on the lower Columbia River for two weekends in May and four days in June, it was announced Wednesday, May 15, 2024, by Washington and Oregon fishery officials.

May 25, 2024, 5:36am Outdoors

Spring Chinook salmon angling in the lower Columbia River got an extra day in addition to the weekend of June 12-15, Washington and Oregon fishery officials announced. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River and tributary fishery reports for week of May 18

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

May 25, 2024, 5:35am Outdoors

Columbia River and tributary fishery reports for week of May 18, plus recent area trout plants of May 20-22 Read story

Pete Barber, restoration ecologist for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, stands in an Ostrander Creek culvert scheduled for removal. The tribe received $1.9 million in federal funding for the project.

Cantwell, Murray announce $75M to improve fish habitats, including $1.9M to Cowlitz Indian Tribe

Pete Barber, restoration ecologist for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe, stands in an Ostrander Creek culvert scheduled for removal. The tribe received $1.9 million in federal funding for the project.

May 23, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray announced Wednesday nearly $75 million will flow to projects removing fish passage barriers and improving fish habitat in Washington. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe will receive $1.9 million for a fish passage project on Ostrander Creek in Cowlitz County. Read story

Wesley Thomas of Beaverton, Ore., holds two of the five rainbow trout he caught at Swift Reservoir.

Field notes: Fishing at Swift Reservoir begins next week

Wesley Thomas of Beaverton, Ore., holds two of the five rainbow trout he caught at Swift Reservoir.

May 18, 2024, 6:01am Outdoors

Fishing at popular Swift Reservoir begins May 25; notice of trail closures at Mount St. Helens; and the weekly Columbia River tributaries fishing report. Read story

A release of juvenile Chinook salmon near Keller Ferry, WA May 2, 2024. Staff from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the U.S. Geological Survey released juvenile Chinook in Lake Roosevelt to study.

Northwest tribes, feds dive into work on salmon revival in upper Columbia River

A release of juvenile Chinook salmon near Keller Ferry, WA May 2, 2024. Staff from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation and the U.S. Geological Survey released juvenile Chinook in Lake Roosevelt to study.

May 17, 2024, 5:51pm Northwest

Three Northwest tribes and federal agencies are getting closer to understanding how to revive Chinook and sockeye salmon runs on the upper Columbia River that were once among the most abundant in the world but were decimated by dams over the last century. Read story

Spring Chinook salmon fishing is reopening on the lower Columbia River for two weekends in May and four days in June, it was announced Wednesday, May 15, 2024, by Washington and Oregon fishery officials.

Lower Columbia River spring chinook salmon fishing to reopen for two weekends plus 4 days in June

Spring Chinook salmon fishing is reopening on the lower Columbia River for two weekends in May and four days in June, it was announced Wednesday, May 15, 2024, by Washington and Oregon fishery officials.

May 15, 2024, 3:01pm Latest News

Spring chinook salmon angling in the lower Columbia River will reopen for the two coming weekends, plus June 12-15, Washington and Oregon fishery officials agreed Wednesday. Read story

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

Columbia River tributary fishing report, week of May 5

Salmon fishermen on the Columbia River.

May 11, 2024, 5:57am Outdoors

The latest Columbia River tributary fishery reports. This sample was taken during the May 5 flight count. Columbia River tributaries SALMON/STEELHEAD Cowlitz River I-5 Bridge downstream — 55 bank rods kept one steelhead, released two Chinook and one jack; two boats/seven rods released one Chinook. Cowlitz River above the I-5… Read story