Spring chinook fishing was slowing down. The few crabs being caught were watery and thin. Even the low tides weren’t low enough. And so dawn last Thursday found me on the Columbia River fishing for ...

For Ralph Ambrose Whitefoot, the whole experience is much more than a job. It's about honoring the fish, his culture and life ...

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 261 salmonid boats and 397 Washington bank rods were tallied on the May 31 flight count. Section 1 ...

But over the past few decades, as their population has dwindled, salmon have been overtaken by a non-native species of fish hailing from the East Coast - THE SHAD. Shad runs now number in the millions ...

Farley Eaglespeaker (center) reels in a traditional hoop net while fishing for salmon on the Columbia River in Skamania County, Washington on June 23, 2024. (Jordan Gale/Oregon Capital Chronicle) This ...