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
November 22, 2023, 5:04pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River tributary sport sampling summary for Nov. 13-19 Read story
November 20, 2023, 7:40am Latest News
Come January, lawmakers will face a surprise that will strain Washington’s transportation budget for years: an up to $4 billion increase in the cost of complying with a court order to improve salmon passage under state highways. Read story
November 15, 2023, 4:01pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River tributary sport sampling summary for Nov. 6-12 Read story
November 14, 2023, 7:40am Latest News
Washington state has failed to meet federal requirements that help prioritize cleanup efforts in Puget Sound to help salmon and steelhead listed as threatened there, according to the Government Accountability Office. Read story
November 8, 2023, 4:01pm Outdoors
The Washington Columbia River tributary sport sampling summary for Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Read story
