Spring Chinook salmon fishing is reopening on the lower Columbia River for two weekends in May and four days in June, it was announced Wednesday, May 15, 2024, by Washington and Oregon fishery ...

A decreased forecast for returns of sockeye salmon has Washington fishery managers moving to limit angling for them in the Upper Columbia River starting on Monday. The Washington Department of Fish ...

Mindi Eleazer, the wife of fishing guide Matt Eleazer, with a fine spring Chinook salmon she took from the Columbia River. (Photo courtesy of East Fork Outfitters) Anglers in Washington can expect ...

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 ...

Faced with one of the best fishing years in decades for coho salmon, but shackled by a limited quota, federal managers will close all salmon fishing off the mouth of the Columbia River starting Monday ...

Restricted spring chinook salmon fishing will begin March 1 in the lower Columbia River and tentatively last through April 5 from Buoy 10 to Bonneville Dam. From the dam upriver to the ...

Chinook salmon swim up a creek in Washington state. (Getty Images) Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a series on salmon originally published by the Idaho Capital Sun. The Nez Perce Tribe ...

A fall fishing tradition for Eastern Washington anglers will be ending as Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife phases in enforcement of a camping ban. During the fall chinook season, ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recently announced the opening of a salmon season and the closure of all recreational fishing on a segment of the Nooksack River. The effective dates for ...

The Nisqually River winds through the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. Ryan N. Comfort Photo by Ryan N. Comfort If you want to find a turning point in Washington state’s modern ...