Coho fishing should be very good if the catches in the ocean off the mouth of the Columbia River are an indication. Salt water trips are getting quick limits of coho salmon.

Whether we buy, catch or just marvel at salmon, we need to unite now to save 13 stocks of wild Columbia River salmon and steelhead from extinction. The best, most immediate route to recovery is to ...

Portions of the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam soon will be closed to all salmon fishing, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Thursday.

Columbia River anglers will get to continue fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam from March 1 through April 6.

FISHING -- The next phase of the Washington's reform policy on Columbia River salmon management, including updates to provisions for fall chinook salmon, was approved by a 7-2 vote Saturday by the ...

Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will reopen for four days in May under rules adopted Friday by the Oregon and Washington departments of fish and wildlife.

Columbia River spring chinook salmon anglers will have another few days to fish with an extended season, increased bag limits and expanded fishing areas.

The Trump administration canceled a deal, signed under President Joe Biden, that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River that are considered harmful to ...

May 19—The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has reopened the following areas to spring chinook fishing, according to a Thursday news release. The changes followed an update by the ...

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

The Columbia River: The Fishing Heartbeat The Columbia River hosts some of Washington’s best fisheries—big salmon and steelhead runs, impressive summertime Chinook, giant sturgeon, and ...

Columbia River anglers will get to continue fishing for hatchery spring chinook salmon below Bonneville Dam from March 1 through April 6.