New report comes as Washington is in drought, the already-low snowpack is quickly melting and once-rare toxic algae blooms ...

More chances to bag a salmon this summer, but clamming on Clatsop County beaches comes to a close for the season.

The sockeye return to the Columbia River in 2024 was a surprise, and bested the forecast of 401,700 adults with an actual return of 761,682 fish. In 2025, the forecast is for 350,200 fish. That is ...

BONNEVILLE DAM, Columbia River, Wash. — There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest’s mightiest river by the millions.

The seasons for the Columbia River and Marine Areas 1 and 2 will be announced at that time. Guided trips: Kevin Newell and Lacey DeWeert are a husband-and-wife fishing guide team out of Astoria.

Briefs: Columbia River salmon fishing reopens May 18, 2023 Updated Fri., May 26, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. This fall chinook salmon was caught by trolling a Superbait in the Columbia River on Sept. 8, 2014.

There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest's mightiest river by the millions. Shad, not salmon, are thriving in the warm ...