Anglers will get four more days to fish for fall chinook and coho salmon on most of the Columbia River. Oregon and Washington fish managers met Wednesday and approved fishing for chinook and hatchery ...

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 ...

Beginning Jan. 1, all anglers age 15 and older must buy a Columbia River salmon and steelhead endorsement (CRSSE) to fish recreationally for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and many of its ...

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 ...

Oregon and Washington will reopen sport salmon fishing Friday below Bonneville Dam. Anglers will get three days, through Sunday evening, then possibly another three days from Tuesday through Thursday.

WASHINGTON – Anglers can prepare for salmon fishing as the 2025-2026 statewide recreational salmon fisheries have been finalized, offering various marine and freshwater opportunities. According to the ...

Spring chinook salmon passage at Bonneville Dam is only at about 25 percent of the 10-year average for the date. (RICK BOWMER/Associated Press) The spring season for spring Chinook salmon and hatchery ...