The first ocean fishing season of 2026 starts Saturday (March 14), with the opening of the bottomfish season in Marine Areas one and two.

With "largely encouraging" Chinook and coho forecasts, the West Coast ocean salmon fishing council has adopted options for 2026 seasons off Washington, Oregon and the rest of the coast, and here's ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay utilize a straightforward autumn rig to successfully fill their entire vessel with a massive haul of crappie.

On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 72 salmon boats and 51 Washington bank rods were tallied on the March 7 flight count.

This week on Trev Gowdy's Monster Fish, Trev is fishing for the mighty sturgeon on the Columbia River. American manufacturer’s hidden tag calling president "idiot" resurfaces The far-fetched mission ...

A day after the first official legal Willamette River spring chinook salmon of 2026 was landed, Oregon and Washington managers approved an early spring season for the lower Columbia River, two days ...

Just off Interstate 84, this family-friendly trail offers a quick escape to a 213-foot waterfall.

At 1,243 miles long, the Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest with its tributaries, wetlands and estuaries reaching six U.S. states. (Bonnie Moreland /Courthouse News) PORTLAND ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest in order to help salmon, saying the ...

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