SEATTLE — Earlier this summer, the record return of sockeye salmon on the Columbia River looked to be doomed by water too warm to pass. But the run got a well-timed break from the heat. The Fish ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 38 salmonid boats and 349 Washington bank rods were tallied on June 22. The count impacted by ...

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 ...

NORTH BONNEVILLE, Wash. (AP) The numbers of salmon and steelhead heading up the Columbia River are well above average, including a record run of sockeye, biologists say. Officials at NOAA Fisheries ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than a quarter million sockeye salmon returning from the ocean to spawn are either dead or dying in the Columbia River and its tributaries due to warming water temperatures.

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 ...

Sockeye returns on the Columbia River have greatly underwhelmed expectations, while steelhead activity is showing promise with rising dam counts. Summer Chinook is also making a comeback with planned ...

"This is a powerful moment." Officials celebrate after building innovative passageway for unexpected travelers: 'It's a very ...