Oregon fish officials are stocking kokanee in Green Peter Reservoir again, despite the fact that they may once again get flushed back out.
Anglers might face low sockeye catch rates due to lower run size and heavy weeds. Success hinges on locating river 'sweet spots' shaped by current and terrain shifts. Dam operations affect river ...
If you've ever visited your local fishmonger to pick up a few cuts of salmon for dinner, you've probably noticed that this succulent fish comes in a surprising number of varieties. All salmon is ...
Commercial fishers harvesting from Alaska’s Upper Cook Inlet saw an above average season in 2025, with a run of 12 million ...
Every summer, many rivers across Alaska appear as if they have caught fire. The water turns a deep, almost impossible red as ...
It’s high noon and discharge at Priest Rapids Dam is 100,000 cubic feet per second. I drop my anchor in 10 feet of water and put two rods out. Each is baited with a red prawn on a double-hook rig, ...
The Alaska Department of Fish & Game is predicting that more than 75 million sockeye will return to Bristol Bay this summer, topping the largest salmon run on record. The harvest of Bristol Bay ...
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A Citywide Toast to Sockeye

Seattle’s fishing culture is something to be proud of. Drive over the Ballard Bridge on any given day and you’ll see the ...
COOPER LANDING — Sockeye salmon are running on the Kenai Peninsula and fishermen are taking note. Crowds flooded the Russian and Kenai Rivers over the past week as the Russian reached its early-run ...
Summer in Soldotna, Alaska, is full of long days; July 1 is a 19-hour day and the 31st of August runs nearly 14 and a half hours. For fishing guide Andrew Chadwick, long days are just part of the job.
State biologists are projecting a mixed bag of returns this spring and summer for Southcentral’s popular sockeye salmon fisheries. Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials on Feb. 7 issued a ...