The Trump administration has cut tens of millions of dollars from a key Columbia Basin salmon-restoration program run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a move experts say puts the treasured Northwe ...

Wild salmon populations on the Columbia and its largest tributary, the Snake River, have been so sparse for decades that commercial, recreational and tribal subsistence fishing are only possible ...

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Thursday revoking the Columbia River Basin agreement.. The directive nullifies the “Restoring Healthy and Abundant Salmon, Steelhead, and Other Native ...

Columbia River salmon fishing extended to Father’s Day Published: Jun. 04, 2025, 12:40 p.m. Anglers on the Columbia River will have a bonus fishery beginning Friday, June 6, 2025.

President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled the federal government out of what Northwest tribes have hailed as a historic agreement to recover salmon in the Columbia River Basin.

The Trump administration canceled a deal that would have enabled the removal of four hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River that are considered harmful to salmon.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The battle between sea lions, salmon and fishermen has been going on for decades on the Columbia River, but tension is growing in Longview, where it appears hundreds of them ...

Forecast for 2025. Anglers in Washington can expect similar salmon fishing opportunities in 2025-2026 compared to last season. Columbia River spring and summer salmon forecasts can be accessed at ...

Columbia River spring chinook salmon anglers will have another few days to fish with an extended season, increased bag limits and expanded fishing areas. Oregon and Washington managers met ...