Starting Wednesday, the catch limit for spring chinook salmon will increase to two adult fish per day for Columbia River anglers fishing from the estuary to a point 300 miles upstream. With two weeks ...

Blame my late start to the fall salmon season on high water temperature and late-arriving fish. Waiting for the river to cool down and salmon passage counts to build, I spent September afternoons ...

Washington and Oregon agreed Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, to extend Columbia River salmon fishing from Warrior Rock near Woodland upstream to Pasco through Sept. 22. (Terry Otto/The Columbian, File) ...

From white sturgeon to bald eagles, explore the remarkable species thriving along the Columbia River, the lifeblood of the ...

FAIRVIEW, Ore. — For salmon anglers like Kelly Burkhardt, it's the time of year for trying their luck. Last week was busy at Chinook Landing in Fairview, as many people got their lines in the water.

A juvenile chinook salmon was caught in the Kettle River in British Columbia earlier this month, marking the first time since reintroduction efforts began that the species was found in the stream. The ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington set spring Chinook salmon seasons for the Columbia River Wednesdasy during a joint state hearing in Vancouver. The Columbia River spring ...

“Excellent numbers of Chinook salmon” were reported in some Lake Michigan harbors like Frankfort while others are just starting to see salmon season's bounty. The Department of Natural Resources’ ...

Anglers fishing along the Washington coast will see a lower catch quota for chinook salmon this year even though the total number of fish expected to return is higher. Three ocean salmon-fishing ...

The Department of Natural Resources’ weekly fishing report for July 2 shows some of the most current conditions in the region and best methods. Anglers on Lake Michigan in Manistee caught a few ...