April 3, 2019, 9:40pm Outdoors
We were a little early for most of the spring wildflowers, but the grass widows were in bloom, their tiny reddish-purple petals nodding in the slight breeze as they peeked out from shrubs still barren of spring green. Read story
March 28, 2019, 6:00am Outdoors
Spring Chinook angling is open to both Columbia River boat and bank anglers from Warrior Rock upstream to Beacon Rock. Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam is open to bank angling only. Fishing for salmon, steelhead, and shad is closed From Buoy 10 at the mouth of the river to Warrior… Read story
March 27, 2019, 8:49pm Food
Ling cod fish and chips Read story
March 27, 2019, 8:45pm Outdoors
Bottom fishing has been excellent out of Westport this spring. Ling cod and rockfish stocks are both healthy, and some recovering stocks have rebounded enough that some rules have been loosened. Anglers can look forward to good bottom fishing opportunities for the rest of the season. Read story
March 21, 2019, 6:00am Outdoors
Spring Chinook angling on the Columbia River is open to both boat and bank anglers from Warrior Rock upstream to Beacon Rock. Beacon Rock to Bonneville Dam is open to bank angling only. Fishing for salmon, steelhead, and shad is closed from Buoy 10 at the mouth of the river… Read story
March 20, 2019, 10:31pm Outdoors
A crucial vote concerning the Columbia River Reforms regarding gillnets will be taken by the full Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission at a meeting on June 6-7 in Salem It will determine whether the alterations suggested by the joint-state task force will be adopted. Read story
March 14, 2019, 6:01am Outdoors
The first spring Chinook was counted at Bonneville Dam on March 11. Read story
March 13, 2019, 10:17pm Editor's Choice
In a vote that has angered the sport fishing community, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission (WFWC) has voted to alter the Columbia River Salmon Policy 3620, known as the Columbia River Reforms, concerning the use of gillnets in the main stem Columbia River. Read story
March 6, 2019, 9:26pm Editor's Choice
Elk hoof disease, also known as Treponema Associated Hoof Disease, (TAHD) continues to spread into new areas. The disease has recently been confirmed for the first time in the state of Idaho, and the Blue Mountains in eastern Washington. Read story
March 6, 2019, 9:25pm Outdoors
Buoy 10 at the mouth of the Columbia River upstream to the I-5 Bridge is closed for salmon. Hatchery steelhead is open from Buoy 10 upstream to the Oregon-Washington border. Read story
