Conservationists and the state of Oregon have asked a federal court to approve changes to dam operations on the lower Snake and Columbia Rivers to help restore salmon populations.

It’s the first major development in the decades-long legal battle since the Trump administration blew up a 2023 agreement for ...

Sightings of Chinook salmon in one of Upper Klamath Lake’s major tributaries have leaders of the Klamath Tribes celebrating and also issuing hope for their future.

Catch rates are strong on the Columbia River and its tributaries, and Yale Lake is producing excellent results despite low ...

The years-long tradition of camping by Vernita Bridge on the Columbia River will end Oct. 16, the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding campers. The fall chinook season is one ...

A salmon passed through the fish ladder of a key dam on the upper Klamath River on Sept. 24, in what wildlife officials hope is a sign of the iconic fish repopulating ever-greater stretches of the ...

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 ...

As king salmon feel the impulse to spawn in fall, they move closer to shore, putting them within reach of small-boat anglers and shore fishermen. / Joe Shead Fall is trophy king salmon season for ...

They eat three to five salmon a day on average, said Doug Hatch, a senior scientist at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fishing Commission ... The program is expanding beyond the easy pickings near ...

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 ...

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 ...