August 16, 2019, 8:54am Northwest
State officials say it will be free to fish, crab or clam in waters around Oregon this weekend. Read story
August 15, 2019, 9:10am Northwest
Lower Columbia River gillnetters say the Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw protections from Bristol Bay could pave the path for a giant gold and copper mine in Southwest Alaska that would threaten their source of sockeye salmon — and their chief livelihood as fishermen. Read story
July 24, 2019, 8:30pm Outdoors
Current and upcoming fishing opportunities Read story
June 10, 2019, 6:03am Northwest
Next time you’re visiting Seattle’s downtown waterfront and gazing out across Elliott Bay toward the majestic Olympic Mountains, look down. You might see a shoal of silvery baby salmon, each about 3 inches long. Read story
February 28, 2019, 3:07pm Outdoors
The projection for Columbia River fall salmon this year is 905,800 adult coho, an increase of 619,600 fish from the 2018 forecast. Read story
February 27, 2019, 6:17pm Outdoors
There are winners and losers within the spring Chinook seasons that were announced last week by state fisheries managers. Read story
February 27, 2019, 5:13pm Outdoors
Spring Chinook fishing in the Columbia River has been slow. A few spring Chinook are being caught in the Willamette River. Read story
February 6, 2019, 7:53pm Outdoors
Fishing opportunities and catch reports from around the area. Read story
December 22, 2018, 3:10pm Outdoors
A program that pays anglers to catch a predator that eats young salmon and steelhead resulted in more than 180,000 northern pikeminnows being caught and killed in the Columbia and Snake rivers this year, federal officials say. Read story
November 29, 2018, 6:48pm Outdoors
Poor weather slowed the bite at some of the lakes stocked for the Black Friday trout opener, although some anglers did well. Fishing should continue to be good for the plus-sized fall rainbows in lakes that were stocked. Read story
