Scaffold fishing on the Columbia honors Native American culture

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

Lower Columbia River spring chinook salmon fishing to reopen for two weekends plus 4 days in June

Spring Chinook salmon fishing is reopening on the lower Columbia River for two weekends in May and four days in June, it was announced Wednesday, May 15, 2024, by Washington and Oregon fishery ...
The Columbian

Run of late coho creates some good fishing opportunities

Anglers are doing well in some tributaries of the Columbia, but low water has slowed the bite in some places, while others are fishing well. The late run of coho has been inconsistent in recent years, ...
Oregonian

Salmon fishing on Columbia River extended (again)

Sport salmon fishing on the Columbia River has been extended again, from Oct. 1 to 13, following newly revised run forecasts echoing previous improvements in the upriver chinook salmon run.
KING5

'I did the crime': Salmon fishing on the Columbia River means following the rules or risking penalty

PORTLAND, Ore. — Known for its diverse runs of salmon, the Columbia River draws thousands of anglers to test their luck each year. But with salmon runs nowhere near what they once were, fishing is ...
Oregonian

Columbia River salmon fishing extended to Father’s Day

Columbia River spring chinook salmon anglers will have another few days to fish with an extended season, increased bag limits and expanded fishing areas. Oregon and Washington managers met Wednesday ...
KING5

Anglers hook copious amounts of salmon in Columbia River while supporting local nonprofit

OREGON, USA — There’s a well-worn adage that goes: “It’s the early bird that catches the worm!” In the great Oregon outdoors, I have discovered the saying also holds true for catching big fish! It’s a ...
Yahoo

Outdoors | Late-September salmon fishing tales on the Columbia River

Blame my late start to the fall salmon season on high water temperature and late-arriving fish. Waiting for the river to cool down and salmon passage counts to build, I spent September afternoons ...
KREM

Columbia River anglers battle growing sea lion invasion: 'The devastation'

PORTLAND, Ore. — The battle between sea lions, salmon and fishermen has been going on for decades on the Columbia River, but tension is growing in Longview, where it appears hundreds of them have ...
KOIN 6

Federal agencies to update ‘flawed’ study on Columbia, Snake River dams

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two federal agencies have announced plans to update an environmental study on the Columbia and Snake River dams — a move lauded by environmental advocates who say the new study ...
Tri-City Herald

Outdoors | Late-September salmon fishing tales on the Columbia River

Warm water and late salmon runs delayed fall fishing along the Columbia River. Backtrolling Kwikfish lures and flat-lining Wee Warts proved consistently effective. Anglers share stories that preserve ...