BY ANDY WALGAMOTT, NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN MAGAZINE The Bonneville Power Administration will provide funding for a critical Lower Columbia hatchery salmon program for one more year, a huge relief for state and county partners who operate it and will be able t... See more
BY ANDY WALGAMOTT, NORTHWEST SPORTSMAN MAGAZINE To put it into salmon fishing terms, a pair of Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission members have been left marked by the net of an investigation into their poor responsiveness to public records requests, ... See more
Federal overseers have turned down Oregon’s request to open a wild coho season on the Alsea River this fall. ODFW hadn’t initially proposed one on the Central Coast system because the forecast was about 300 fish shy of a dated spawning benchmark for the E... See more
THE FOLLOWING IS AN ACTION NOTICE FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE August 26, 2026 – NORTH OF CAPE FALCON RECREATIONAL OCEAN SALMON ACTION NOTICE: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the Pacific Fishery Managem... See more
THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT ORIGINATED WITH WDFW Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary Aug 24-30, 2026 Salmon/Steelhead Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 941 salmonid boats ... See more
