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Salmon & Steelhead

In addition to feasting in the Columbia River, sea lions have been hammering wild winter steelhead below the Willamette Falls. Managers say there is a 90 percent chance of the run going extinct.

Fishing for solutions through legislation

In addition to feasting in the Columbia River, sea lions have been hammering wild winter steelhead below the Willamette Falls. Managers say there is a 90 percent chance of the run going extinct.

May 16, 2018, 9:22pm Outdoors

The United States Congress is currently considering legislation that could affect the management of fisheries in the Northwest and directly impact local fishing. Read story

Fishing report, May 17

May 16, 2018, 9:19pm Outdoors

Columbia River angling for summer steelhead and spring Chinook jacks is now open between Tongue Point and the I-5 Bridge. Read story

In this April 11, 2018 photo, water moves through a spillway of the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River near Almota, Wash. Republican members of Congress from the Pacific Northwest are upset with a federal judge's order to spill water from the dam and three others on the Snake River in an attempt to help speed migrating salmon to the Pacific Ocean, saying the increased spill will result in lost power sales and could harm transportation, barging, flood control and irrigation systems. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

House backs bill to block spill of dam water to help salmon

In this April 11, 2018 photo, water moves through a spillway of the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River near Almota, Wash. Republican members of Congress from the Pacific Northwest are upset with a federal judge's order to spill water from the dam and three others on the Snake River in an attempt to help speed migrating salmon to the Pacific Ocean, saying the increased spill will result in lost power sales and could harm transportation, barging, flood control and irrigation systems. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

April 25, 2018, 2:17pm Northwest

The U.S. House approved a bill Wednesday that would effectively stop the spilling of water from four Pacific Northwest dams to help migrating salmon reach the Pacific Ocean. Read story

A Chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville in June 2012. Steelhead and Chinook salmon are the most abundant IHNV-vulnerable species in the Columbia Basin, and the disease is particularly deadly to their young.

Study traces IHNV virus in salmon

A Chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville in June 2012. Steelhead and Chinook salmon are the most abundant IHNV-vulnerable species in the Columbia Basin, and the disease is particularly deadly to their young.

April 23, 2018, 9:17pm Clark County News

Scientists have made a significant discovery about how a deadly virus infects juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin. The finding could help hatchery managers protect their stock and ultimately release more fish into the ocean. Read story

Chinook fishery below Bonneville Dam will reopen Saturday for one day

April 13, 2018, 4:27pm Outdoors

Anglers will have an opportunity to fish for spring chinook salmon in the lower Columbia River on Saturday (April 14) for one day only under an agreement reached Wednesday by fishery managers from Washington and Oregon. Read story

Officials OK cut in sport chinook harvest off Washington

April 12, 2018, 10:38am Northwest

Officials approve a measure that will sharply cut the sport chinook harvest off Washington’s coasts. Read story

Phil Pope casts out into Siletz Bay as the high tide comes in Sept. 14, 2015, while fishing for salmon in Lincoln City, Ore. One year after a crash in Klamath River salmon returns sparked a full-scale closure, sport anglers off the Southern Oregon coast are on track for a 100-day chinook season from mid-May through late August.

Southern Oregon to get 100-day chinook season

Phil Pope casts out into Siletz Bay as the high tide comes in Sept. 14, 2015, while fishing for salmon in Lincoln City, Ore. One year after a crash in Klamath River salmon returns sparked a full-scale closure, sport anglers off the Southern Oregon coast are on track for a 100-day chinook season from mid-May through late August.

April 11, 2018, 8:33pm Northwest

One year after a crash in Klamath River salmon returns sparked a full-scale closure, sport anglers off the Southern Oregon coast are on track for a 100-day chinook season from mid-May through late August. Read story

The Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Pasco in 2013.

Study sees little cost in removing Snake River dams

The Ice Harbor Dam on the Snake River is seen from the air near Pasco in 2013.

April 4, 2018, 5:19pm Business

In the debate over the survival of endangered Columbia River salmon and the sustainability of dams in the Pacific Northwest, a new study suggests four hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Eastern Washington could be removed and effectively replaced with clean energy resources at little cost to taxpayers. Read story

A chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River on June 27, 2012, with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville.

Appeals Court OKs boosting spill at Columbia and Snake dams

A chinook salmon, second from the bottom, swims in the Columbia River on June 27, 2012, with sockeye salmon at the Bonneville Dam fish-counting window near North Bonneville.

April 2, 2018, 11:22am Northwest

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed an order to spill more water over Columbia and Snake river dams to help protect salmon and steelhead. Read story

A California sea lion waits to be released into the Pacific Ocean in Newport, Ore. Two species of fish listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act are facing a growing challenge in Oregon from hungry sea lions. The federally protected California sea lions are traveling into the Columbia River and its tributaries to snack on fragile fish populations. After a decade killing the hungriest sea lions in one area, wildlife officials now want to expand the program.

Sea lions feast on fragile fish in Northwest survival war

A California sea lion waits to be released into the Pacific Ocean in Newport, Ore. Two species of fish listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act are facing a growing challenge in Oregon from hungry sea lions. The federally protected California sea lions are traveling into the Columbia River and its tributaries to snack on fragile fish populations. After a decade killing the hungriest sea lions in one area, wildlife officials now want to expand the program.

March 22, 2018, 9:14am Latest News

The 700-pound sea lion blinked in the sun, sniffed the sea air and then lazily shifted to the edge of the truck bed and plopped onto the beach below. Read story