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 ...

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) ...

The ocean salmon fishery off Ilwaco (Marine Area 1) is now closed, but anglers are reeling in lots of coho, chinook and summer steelhead from the Columbia River, according to the Department of Fish ...

Anglers net a spring chinook while fishing near Davis Bar on the Columbia River the last Saturday of the 2010 season. For the first time in years, chinook salmon fishing could be allowed in the ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

A common setup for many anglers during the fall chinook salmon season is to troll downstream with a flasher and a Superbait stuffed with scented tuna. ENTERPRISE — Starting Friday, Sept. 19, and ...