On the lower Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 31 salmon boats and 21 Washington bank rods tallied on the March 14 flight count.

As ice fishing wraps up, anglers are shifting to river fishing, with the Mississippi near Red Wing buzzing as fish gather for spawning. Discover top spots and tips to catch big saugers.

This week’s North Dakota Game and Fish Department webcasts are the first week of two weeks of district fishing previews for ...

Mid-March 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia, lower Willamette and select Southwest Washington tributaries.

A bill intended to preserve Cowlitz County's rural status after crossing a key population threshold is on its way to the governor's desk after passing with one vote of opposition each in the House and ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Now that the blizzard has ended and the travel bans have been lifted, you may be wondering what the roads are looking like. While the highways and main roads are mostly clear ...

A major snowstorm is impacting Connecticut and much of the eastern United States. Residents can view live cameras to monitor snow accumulation and road conditions across the state. Several websites, ...

A line of dipnetters search for smelt at Gerhart Gardens Park on Feb. 18 in Longview. (Photo by Henry Brannan/The Columbian) LONGVIEW — Last Wednesday’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt dip fishing ...

A day after the first official legal Willamette River spring chinook salmon of 2026 was landed, Oregon and Washington managers approved an early spring season for the lower Columbia River, two days ...

Smelt turned up after all for Wednesday’s opener on the lower Cowlitz, a welcome surprise for dippers as well as state managers. “Lots of limits,” said a WDFW spokesman this morning, proclaiming it a ...

A young fisherman gets a hands-on experience with a slippery smelt March 5 on the Cowlitz River. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife announced ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on Friday the first — and potentially only — day of this year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. Henry ...