It’s ridiculously early so the numbers mean almost nothing, but it’s a sign that the calendar is ever-churning, days are ...

LEWISTON – The return of upriver spring chinook to the Columbia River that starts in a few months will nearly mirror the 2024 run, according to fisheries managers. That’s the sort-of-good news. The ...

Washington and Oregon officials say they will wait to decide whether to reopen spring chinook salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River despite anglers having about 40 percent of their early-season ...

Spring Chinook fishing on the Columbia River will close after Friday, April 5, and although fishing has been very slow, there are signs that it will improve during the last days of the fishery.

Anglers will get a crack at catching spring chinook from the lower Snake River in Washington, but the opportunity will be limited to two days a week. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

Jul. 2—ENTIAT — Fishing season for Chinook salmon on the Entiat River will open a week early and the upstream boundary will be expanded, according to a press release from the Washington Department of ...

Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. Staff Report, Columbia Basin Herald, Moses Lake, Wash. May 15—LEAVENWORTH — The Icicle River near Leavenworth will be open for spring Chinook hatchery salmon ...

Spring-run Chinook have unique habitat requirements for migration, spawning and juvenile rearing. Their suitable spawning habitat is in mainstem rivers and tributaries, and these early returning fish ...

Four national and local wildlife conservation nonprofits sued the National Marine Fisheries Service Tuesday for allegedly failing to make Endangered Species Act protection decisions when they were due ...

The Klamath River Transforms Following Historic Dam Removal The removal of four large dams from the Klamath River allows ...

LA GRANDE — Anglers in Union County can mark their calendars as Lookingglass Creek, a tributary to the Grande Ronde River at Palmer Junction, is set to open for hatchery spring Chinook fishing ...