The states have agreed to allow an additional week of salmon fishing in the mainstem Columbia after salmon returns were better than expected. The river was slated to close after Sept. 15, and remain ...

Known for its diverse runs of salmon, the Columbia River draws thousands of anglers to test their luck each year. But with salmon runs nowhere near what they once were, fishing is tightly regulated to ...

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) ...

Sport salmon fishing on the Columbia River has been extended again, from Oct. 1 to 13, following newly revised run forecasts echoing previous improvements in the upriver chinook salmon run.

Oregon and Washington have relaxed all restrictions on Columbia River salmon fishing through at least the end of September. It includes reopening of sport salmon fishing between Cathlamet, Wash., and ...

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 ...

It’s the first major development in the decades-long legal battle since the Trump administration blew up a 2023 agreement for ...