When the salmon hit the docks in Astoria, Ore., during the Buoy 10 fishery, the town puts on a festival atmosphere. If you go, better make the reservations soon. Most hotels will book up solid. (Team ...

Potentially one of the best salmon fishing seasons in recent memory is getting off to a good start at the mouth of the Columbia River. Known as "Buoy 10" for the iconic buoy that marks the boundary ...

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 ...

Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River will be limited to keeping only hatchery chinook and hatchery coho salmon during the 2023 summer season. (The Columbian files) ...

We had only been on the water for a few minutes when my fishing rod started bucking. I hollered “fish” and tried to run to the pole but the winds, currents and tides of the Columbia River pushed the ...

Columbia River steelhead fishing remains strong, with early morning bites keeping shorelines busy. Tributaries are seeing solid steelhead movement, and ocean coho and chinook continue to provide ...

Anglers can resume fishing for fall Chinook Friday through the end of the year from Buoy 10 at the Columbia River’s mouth east to Puget Island. Oregon and Washington managers met by telephone Thursday ...

Steelhead action is beginning to taper off across Southwest Washington, while fall Chinook and coho are starting to push upriver. Buoy 10 is heating up, and Kokanee fishing remains strong at Merwin ...