Under a partial injunction, dams along the Columbia and Snake rivers must lower reservoir levels and increase fish spill.
Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon approved this year's Columbia River recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing season during a joint state hearing Thursday, a news release from ...
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife announced the return of Columbia River spring Chinook Salmon fishing seasons.
Chinook salmon swim up a creek in Washington state. (Getty Images) Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a four-part series on salmon that will run in the Idaho Capital Sun today, Wednesday, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Known for its diverse runs of salmon, the Columbia River draws thousands of anglers to test their luck each year. But with salmon runs nowhere near what they once were, fishing is ...
A day after the first official legal Willamette River spring chinook salmon of 2026 was landed, Oregon and Washington managers approved an early spring season for the lower Columbia River, two days ...
Columbia River spring chinook salmon anglers will have another few days to fish with an extended season, increased bag limits and expanded fishing areas. Oregon and Washington managers met Wednesday ...
OREGON, USA — There’s a well-worn adage that goes: “It’s the early bird that catches the worm!” In the great Oregon outdoors, I have discovered the saying also holds true for catching big fish! It’s a ...
OTIS Ore. (KPTV) - The Salmon River Hatchery will see reduced production after losing funding, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The hatchery raises fall Chinook salmon ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Spencer Creek will close to fishing Sept. 30, a month earlier than usual, to protect fall Chinook salmon that have returned for the first time in more than a century after dam ...
OREGON, USA — There’s a well-worn adage that goes: “It’s the early bird that catches the worm!” In the great Oregon outdoors, I have discovered the saying also holds true for catching big fish! It’s a ...