Cascade Locks is arguably the most popular and best-known place for people to stop in and buy fresh fish. But it’s only one ...

Two Oregon nonprofits have announced they intend to sue Pacific Bio Products, alleging more than three years of repeated ...

Fly fishing Mid-day and later will be best on the Spokane River as well as the Idaho rivers. Blue winged olives and midges will have some fish podded up and feeding early afternoons for a few hours.

Federal funding shortfalls and staff vacancies are putting the Columbia River Basin’s fish hatcheries — and the salmon and steelhead they produce — at risk, experts warn. (The Astorian file photo) ...

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 ...

Washington will ban camping at Vernita Bridge site starting mid October. Department cites health risks, trash buildup and habitat damage from overuse. Officials plan day-use upgrades and seek funding ...

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 ...

Oregon joined tribes and environmental groups to restart a lawsuit against the federal government with the aim of protecting salmon runs on the Columbia River. The groups cited a June Trump ...

The possibility of removing four Snake River dams — Ice Harbor Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, Little Goose Dam and Lower Granite Dam — has long been a contentious one that has generally split along party ...

Environmental groups backed by Northwest states and four Lower Columbia River tribes are moving to lift a pause on litigation after the Trump administration withdrew from a “historic” deal. The ...

Northwest states, tribes and environmental groups are moving to restart litigation against the federal government over its hydroelectric dam operations in the Columbia River Basin that have harmed ...

At 1,243 miles long, the Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest with its tributaries, wetlands and estuaries reaching six U.S. states. (Bonnie Moreland /Courthouse News) PORTLAND ...