Average salmon and steelhead counts in the Columbia River Basin over the last decade are still well below officials’ goal of 5 million fish per year. From 2014 to 2023, just 2.3 million salmon and ...

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 261 salmonid boats and 397 Washington bank rods were tallied on the May 31 flight count. Section 1 ...

With the days getting longer and the warmer, people are gearing up for an exciting season of fishing all the way till the end of fall. Tri-Cities offers an incredible number of places to go fishing ...

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 690 salmonid boats and 257 Washington bank rods were tallied on the April 12 flight count. Sec 1 (Bonneville) ...

OREGON, USA — There’s a well-worn adage that goes: “It’s the early bird that catches the worm!” In the great Oregon outdoors, I have discovered the saying also holds true for catching big fish! It’s a ...

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 ...

Hatcheries, which release massive numbers of fish into the wild after raising them in captivity, have long been used to supplement fish supplies affected by human activity. But with the 18 dams on the ...

With coho season coming to a close, Portland-area anglers are facing fewer opportunities close to home. Coho counts at Willamette Falls remain fairly strong, ...