I’ve been the outdoor writer here for more than three decades and thought — arrogantly enough — I knew almost everything about local salmon and steelhead fishing. Then I learned recently there is a ...

Even with the Chinook fishery reopening on Friday at Buoy 10, anglers can still look forward to coho. Coho fishing should be very good if the catches in the ocean off the mouth of the Columbia River ...

A blue-sky November morning begins at Ringold Springs. Arrival time took into account a midnight gauge height of 24 feet at Priest Rapids Dam and an average water particle travel time of eight hours.

Less than a week ago, everyone was worried about the coho salmon runs being a no-show in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. My, how so much has changed in such a short time. “It was funny how ...

Puget Sound cohos are still no-shows, for the most part. "The town is full, campgrounds full, moorage full, but the fishing is slow," said Chris Mohr, proprietor of Van Riper's Resort at Sekiu on the ...

ILWACO, Wash. – “Shake N Bake” cleared the Columbia River bar Thursday, skirted north around Peacock Spit’s treacherous shoal and shook whitewater off her shoulders as she plunged into a confused sea.

OLYMPIA — State, federal and tribal officials may bar salmon fishing off Washington’s coast this year in anticipation of another bad year of returning coho salmon. Closing recreational and commercial ...

The head-scratching started earlier this week, and Puget Sound salmon anglers continue to be baffled by it. Where are the coho? Coho fishing in the Strait of Juan de Fuca was so spectacular last week ...

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 ...