July 26, 2024, 6:08pm Outdoors
The largest and most exciting salmon fishery in the lower 48 states, the Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River, will start August 1. Prospects for a good season are fair to high, with a forecast of over 500,000 adult fall Chinook expected to return to the… Read story
July 20, 2024, 5:55am Outdoors
It’s panfish season across Southwest Washington right now. With a summer sun warming the water, and the long days providing excellent insect production, the smallish but plentiful fish are feeding heavily. Read story
June 22, 2024, 6:05am Latest News
Disabled anglers across Washington’s Region 5 have a number of ADA access fishing sites to choose from, and there are more such sites being planned. Read story
June 15, 2024, 6:10am Outdoors
The Washington Department of Health issued a biotoxin notice Tuesday closing all recreational bivalve harvesting along the Washington coast. Read story
May 4, 2024, 5:55am Outdoors
Spring Chinook passage over Bonneville Dam has increased during the last week, and the fishing at Drano Lake and the Wind River has picked up. Read story
April 6, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life
Washington’s Willapa Bay is tucked behind Long Beach, and the shallow bay is a well-known producer of oysters. Read story
March 30, 2024, 6:01am Editor's Choice
Spring Chinook fishing on the Columbia River will close after Friday, April 5, and although fishing has been very slow, there are signs that it will improve during the last days of the fishery. Read story
March 16, 2024, 6:02am Latest News
Scientists that have been researching Treponema-Associated Hoof Disease (TAHD) in elk have not found any magic pill to eliminate it, although there are some promising signs emerging from the data. Read story
March 9, 2024, 3:16pm Editor's Choice
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has reduced the daily limits for 2024 spring Chinook fisheries in some Region 5 Columbia River tributaries and many anglers are not happy. Read story
February 24, 2024, 6:03am Editor's Choice
Oregon and Washington state fisheries managers have finalized and announced the recreational spring Chinook salmon season on the Columbia River for 2024. Anglers will get to fish the big river for these highly prized fish through April 5. Read story
