Buzz Ramsey of Yakima Bait attempts to net a spring chinook on the Columbia River. It was announced Wednesday, May 29, 2024, that the spring chinook season has been extended from June 1-15. (Terry ...

It's a beautiful sunny day on the water. Because it's so sunny, we're going to run silver-coloured American Smelts crankbaits. Silver and sun are a great combo. The crankbait is going to run about 20 ...

ELK CITY — The Nez Perce tribe is taking advantage of overproduction at the Clearwater Hatchery to seed some local streams with spring chinook redds — spawning beds or nests. Members of the tribe’s ...

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 ...

Spring chinook salmon fishing is heating up in the mid-Columbia at a couple popular fishing holes. In fact, right now, (if you are reading this during daylight hours) there are approximately 139 boats ...

“Excellent numbers of Chinook salmon” were reported in some Lake Michigan harbors like Frankfort while others are just starting to see salmon season's bounty. The Department of Natural Resources’ ...

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 ...

Restricted spring chinook salmon fishing will begin March 1 in the lower Columbia River and tentatively last through April 5 from Buoy 10 to Bonneville Dam. From the dam upriver to the ...

According to my calculations, there are 43 days left before spring officially arrives. And there are only 37 days until spring salmon fishing opens at the Wind River and Drano Lake. But that doesn’t ...