Anglers might face low sockeye catch rates due to lower run size and heavy weeds. Success hinges on locating river 'sweet spots' shaped by current and terrain shifts. Dam operations affect river ...

Fishing conditions across Southwest Washington are mixed heading into the Fourth of July weekend. Sockeye runs are underwhelming, while steelhead numbers show slight promise. The Columbia River is ...

Summer Chinook salmon season opened Wednesday on the lower Columbia River with additional sockeye retention opportunities, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced this week. According ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chinook salmon, pictured here, is Oregon’s official state fish and is of high cultural value to Northwest tribes and high economic value to Oregon’s coastal economies. (Photo courtesy of Pacific ...

It’s curtains for the sockeye salmon season on the Hanford Reach and the Upper Columbia River. Anglers have met the maximum recreational harvest allocation for sockeye in that part of the Columbia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s 10 o’clock on a fine morning in late June, the second week of summer sockeye season in the Hanford Reach. I arrive at the ...