It might be easier to trap and remove sea lions in Oregon, but it's a different story in Washington state because they can ...

The state Department of Fish ... salmon and steelhead recovery. “Since 1991, anglers have logged more than a million trips and removed nearly six million northern pikeminnow from the Columbia ...

Lower Columbia River ... steelhead and released one steelhead. Kalama River — Four bank rods had no catch. Lacamas Lake — 3,084 rainbow, 2.20 fish per pound from Vancouver Hatchery.

Water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia ... lower Snake River dams, which salmon advocates say is the only way to save the prized Northwest fish.

Oregon and Washington will reopen sport salmon fishing Friday below ... However, the number of fish caught in test-netting in the lower river skyrocketed Sunday and Monday, suggesting the run ...

even when they do catch a fish, there are signs of a struggle between the salmon and these thousand pound predators. It’s doesn’t take long to see how brazen they are along the Columbia River.