An angler shows off a big hatchery steelhead taken on the Cowlitz River. While hatchery winter steelhead are tough to forecast, the wild return of Columbia River winter steelhead is expected to be ...

Sport salmon fishing on the Columbia River has been extended again, from Oct. 1 to 13, following newly revised run forecasts echoing previous improvements in the upriver chinook salmon run.

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 tightly regulated to ...

Washington and Oregon agreed Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, to extend Columbia River salmon fishing from Warrior Rock near Woodland upstream to Pasco through Sept. 22. (Terry Otto/The Columbian, File) ...

Oregon and Washington have relaxed all restrictions on Columbia River salmon fishing through at least the end of September. It includes reopening of sport salmon fishing between Cathlamet, Wash., and ...

With the days getting longer and the warmer, people are gearing up for an exciting season of fishing all the way till the end of fall. Tri-Cities offers an incredible number of places to go fishing ...

Farley Eaglespeaker (center) reels in a traditional hoop net while fishing for salmon on the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington on June 23, 2024. (Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle) This ...

WASHINGTON – Anglers can prepare for salmon fishing as the 2025-2026 statewide recreational salmon fisheries have been finalized, offering various marine and freshwater opportunities. According to the ...

Pacific Northwest sea lions got the spotlight in a Congressional hearing last week. The U.S. House of Representatives’ ...