Outdoors

Salmon swim around Tuesday as seen from a fish ladder viewing window at the Washington Shore Bonneville Dam Visitor Center. Fish viewing season lasts until mid-November, according to the Visitor Center's website.

Clark County salmon recovery groups get $1 million in grants

September 19, 2023, 6:09pm Clark County News

As salmon and steelhead populations dwindle amid habitat degradation and climatic changes, local watershed groups are etching a path to recovery. Read story

Rush Creek begins on the slopes of Lemei Rock, then flows into Lemei Lake, shown here, before leaving the lake at the other end and flowing in the North Fork of the Lewis River.

Get to know Indian Heaven with hike on Lemei Lake trail

September 16, 2023, 5:58am Clark County Life

The huckleberry bushes so profuse in Indian Heaven Wilderness are just starting their autumn transformation in a hundred hues of purple, yellow, orange and maroon. Which makes it a great time to hike in the 20,784-acre gentle plateau straddling the crest of the Cascade Mountains in the southern Gifford Pinchot… Read story

A ClamHawg gun, right, and a Claminator guy, left, are considered among the best clam guns on the market and easiest to use. These clams were all dug on the northern end of the Long Beach Peninsula, a few hundred yards north of the Oysterville Approach.

WDFW announces 36 days of tentative coastal razor clam digging opportunities

September 15, 2023, 2:40pm Latest News

Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have set 36 days of tentative razor clam digs at coastal beaches from Sept. 29 through Dec. 29. Read story

Fishing report for week of Sept. 11-16

September 15, 2023, 2:35pm Outdoors

Fall salmon fishing remains open through Thursday between Warrior Rock and Bonneville Dam. State officials extended the season for a week and will meet again on Wednesday. Read story

A fall Chinook that fell for a spoon at the mouth of a Columbia River tributary. Anglers in the Vancouver area are getting fall salmon in the local hog lines.

More salmon fishing days added below Bonneville Dam

September 13, 2023, 5:17pm Latest News

Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational salmon fishing opportunity on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam during a joint state hearing Wednesday. Earlier this week, the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) updated the run size expectation for adult fall Chinook to the mouth of the Columbia River to… Read story

Vancouver Wildlife League, WDFW partner to host youth pheasant hunt

A rooster pheasant climbs skyward as he is released onto the Shillapoo State Wildlife Area. The Vancouver Wildlife League and Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife are hosting a youth hunt on Sept. 16-17, 2023, in the Vancouver area.

September 8, 2023, 6:05am Outdoors

Youth hunters in the Vancouver area will once again have a special opportunity to hunt pheasants this month thanks to an ongoing collaboration between the Vancouver Wildlife League (VWL) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Read story