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The sun sets upon anglers at the mouth of the Columbia River last summer. Poor returns mean fishermen are facing steep reductions in opportunities for fall salmon and summer steelhead this year. Fisheries along Washington’s coast and in the Columbia River will be affected.

Columbia River anglers face stricter constraints as low salmon returns loom

The sun sets upon anglers at the mouth of the Columbia River last summer. Poor returns mean fishermen are facing steep reductions in opportunities for fall salmon and summer steelhead this year. Fisheries along Washington’s coast and in the Columbia River will be affected.

March 21, 2018, 10:31pm Editor's Choice

Conditions in the Pacific Ocean continue to improve for salmon. The giant patch of warm, oxygen-poor water that formed off the coast, called “The Blob,” is breaking up. The warming El Nino conditions are giving way to colder La Nina conditions. Read story

This file photo taken Thursday, May 12, 2011, shows the Columbia River near Corbett, Ore. Politicians from both major U.S. parties are praising a decision to start negotiations early next year over the future of a treaty between America and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River, which starts in British Columbia and flows into the U.S., eventually ending at the Pacific Ocean.

Salmon could return to Columbia River after long absence

This file photo taken Thursday, May 12, 2011, shows the Columbia River near Corbett, Ore. Politicians from both major U.S. parties are praising a decision to start negotiations early next year over the future of a treaty between America and Canada that governs hydropower and flood control operations along the Columbia River, which starts in British Columbia and flows into the U.S., eventually ending at the Pacific Ocean.

March 19, 2018, 7:02am Latest News

Officials say salmon soon could return to the Columbia River for the first time in seven decades. Read story

State fisheries managers say that low returns of spring Chinook to the Cowlitz River will not affect seasons on the main stem Columbia River, but restrictions on the Cowlitz are possible.

Low Cowlitz spring Chinook forecast worries anglers

State fisheries managers say that low returns of spring Chinook to the Cowlitz River will not affect seasons on the main stem Columbia River, but restrictions on the Cowlitz are possible.

March 5, 2018, 5:12pm Outdoors

Local fisherman and guides are nervously eyeing the spring Chinook projection for the Cowlitz River for 2018. Read story

Study: Chinook salmon much smaller, younger these days

March 1, 2018, 1:53pm Northwest

SEATTLE -- A new study finds that chinook salmon in the Columbia River and the northeastern Pacific from California to western Alaska are not as big as they used to be. Read story

Fisherman Alen Hed took this spring Chinook in 2017 in the Columbia River Gorge. Look for this reach to pick up the last week of March and the first week of April.

Spring Chinook Preview: Different kind of March Madness

Fisherman Alen Hed took this spring Chinook in 2017 in the Columbia River Gorge. Look for this reach to pick up the last week of March and the first week of April.

February 28, 2018, 6:49pm Outdoors

The spring Chinook season kicks off Thursday in the Columbia River above the I-5 Bridge. Read story

Fishing report: Low returns expected to restrict Washington’s salmon fisheries

February 28, 2018, 6:47pm Outdoors

Projected poor returns of several salmon stocks are expected to limit fishing opportunities in Washington’s waters this year, state salmon managers announced Wednesday. Read story

Anglers fish for spring chinook in the Columbia River Gorge. Members of the bi-state Columbia River Recreational Advisor Group proposed spring Chinook seasons that give anglers above the I-5 Bridge 38 days of fishing.

Spring Chinook season comes into focus

Anglers fish for spring chinook in the Columbia River Gorge. Members of the bi-state Columbia River Recreational Advisor Group proposed spring Chinook seasons that give anglers above the I-5 Bridge 38 days of fishing.

February 15, 2018, 6:56am Outdoors

The spring Chinook season on the Columbia River is beginning to take shape. Read story

Julann Spromberg, a research toxicologist with Ocean Associates Inc., working under contract with NOAA Fisheries, observes a salmon placed in a tank of clear water Oct. 20, 2014after it died from four hours of exposure to unfiltered highway runoff water. A study by researchers at Washington State University Vancouver found that stormwater is more harmful to fish than perviously thought, according to a study released Monday. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Study finds more harm to fish from stormwater

Julann Spromberg, a research toxicologist with Ocean Associates Inc., working under contract with NOAA Fisheries, observes a salmon placed in a tank of clear water Oct. 20, 2014after it died from four hours of exposure to unfiltered highway runoff water. A study by researchers at Washington State University Vancouver found that stormwater is more harmful to fish than perviously thought, according to a study released Monday. (AP Photo/Ted S.

February 12, 2018, 6:04am Clark County News

A few years ago, scientists discovered that stormwater, a potentially toxic mixture of lawn fertilizers, brake-pad dust and other pollutants, can kill salmon. Read story

Allen Cooke, left, and Nathan Cultee emerge from the hold of the Marathon after having separated out the 16 farm-raised Atlantic salmon they caught fishing off Aug. 22 in Point Williams. State officials said Jan 30 that Cooke Aquaculture’s failure to adequately clean nets holding farmed salmon led to the net pen failure last summer that released thousands of invasive Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound.

State cancels lease at site of salmon net-pen collapse

Allen Cooke, left, and Nathan Cultee emerge from the hold of the Marathon after having separated out the 16 farm-raised Atlantic salmon they caught fishing off Aug. 22 in Point Williams. State officials said Jan 30 that Cooke Aquaculture’s failure to adequately clean nets holding farmed salmon led to the net pen failure last summer that released thousands of invasive Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound.

February 4, 2018, 2:17pm Business

Washington state officials on Sunday canceled a lease with Cooke Aquaculture Pacific at the site where net pens holding farmed Atlantic salmon collapsed last summer, releasing tens of thousands non-native fish into Puget Sound. Read story

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Gov.

Inslee beats drum for Herrera Beutler bill

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, and Gov.

January 26, 2018, 4:40pm Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee is urging U.S. House representatives from Washington, Oregon and Idaho to support a bill penned by Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, that seeks to reduce sea lion predation on at-risk fish populations, including salmon and steelhead. Read story