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 ...

A day after the first official legal Willamette River spring chinook salmon of 2026 was landed, Oregon and Washington ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 23—Fishery managers from Washington and Oregon approved this year's Columbia River recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing ...

Oregon and Washington State fisheries managers followed the staff recommendations and anglers will get 39 days to fish the main stem Columbia River for spring Chinook this season.

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 ...

Apr. 26—The spring chinook run at Bonneville Dam is off to one of its better starts since 2016. As of Wednesday, more than 8,800 adult spring chinook were counted using the dam's fish ladders. While ...

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 ...

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 ...

California's fifth largest wildfire is encroaching on some of the last strongholds for imperiled salmon, with potentially devastating consequences for a species already on the brink. If the Park Fire ...

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 ...

A decision from the federal government not to list a specific variety of Washington salmon as endangered also stated the proposed Chehalis River flow-through dam is unlikely to seriously harm ...