Summer runs of shad, sockeye salmon, and summer steelhead are drawing big crowds below Bonneville Dam. The upstream movement has been okay for sockeye, poor for steelhead, and very good for American ...

After hitting it hard fishing for spring chinook through late April and well into the month of May, I like to flip the calendar to June, because the month brings with it some other fishing ...

BONNEVILLE DAM, Columbia River, Wash. — There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest’s mightiest river by the millions. Shad, ...

BONNEVILLE DAM, Columbia River, Wash. – There is a new king of the Columbia. Each spring, a chrome tide of fish native to the East Coast floods the Northwest’s mightiest river by the millions. Shad, ...

The lower half of a fish ladder at Bonneville Lock & Dam in Cascade Locks remains unchanged as upgrades focus on the upper section. A new $8 million project at the Bonneville Lock & Dam aims to make ...

As salmon and steelhead swim upstream, they’re now facing one more challenge in fish ladders. It’s a non-native fish competing for space: the American shad. At Lower Granite Dam on the Lower Snake ...

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 ...

Pre-spawn bass are susceptible to a soft plastic in a craw profile. After the hatch, a spinnerbait is one of the most effective lures for the males that are protecting the fry. Heads up: The Lake ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...