Fishing on the Nooksack River won’t open as normal this weekend, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday, citing low returns of endangered wild steelhead and spring and summer Chinook ...

Fall is the time many see and fish for salmon in Whatcom County creeks as they return home to spawn, laying their eggs and dying. There are five species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest: chinook, ...

The Whatcom County Council has banned inner-tubing on the South Fork of the Nooksack River to protect endangered Chinook salmon there. The shallow river is a popular summer spot for inner tubers, ...

ACME, Wash. — The Nooksack River is a popular summertime swimming spot. It's also a critical salmon habitat. Now, Whatcom County is banning tubing on the river and the ripple effects could be severe.