Jim Skaar and Josiah Darr fish the Wilson River for winter steelhead, sending to the fish on to a hatchery where they'll produce future generations for the river.

Anglers are reminded the Wilson River is closed to salmon fishing Aug. 1-Dec. 31, upstream of Jordan Creek (River Mile 21.9). Necanicum River Winter steelhead are in the system, and a few have ...

Willamette River. The Willamette is the first place anglers can expect to see winter steelhead available in the Portland area, but it’s been a slow fishery so far with few fish landed.

Thumbnails for hatchery runs include: Eliminate winter steelhead on the Kilchis, Big Elk and East Fork Coquille rivers; eliminate summer steelhead and spring chinook on the Wilson River, but ...

The best options in the days ahead point to winter steelhead fishing in a few local rivers or digging up razor clams on coastal beaches. “We should see some of the best winter steelhead fishing ...

GOLD HILL, Ore. (AP) - Winter steelhead are known as the fish of 1,000 casts. Eric Winkler caught his first on cast No. 3. The third time the 20-year-old Jacksonville man drifted a plug down the ...

Discover winter steelhead fishing on the Sandy River, just 30 minutes from Portland by car but a million miles from city hubub. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Among these changes is a popular hatchery winter steelhead program on the Washougal River, which uses an early returning out-of-basin stock for its production, will be discontinued.

Fishing for steelhead in Niagara County’s streams is one way to take a bite out of winter. Fisheries experts say March is prime time to snag these flashy fish, as thawing begins and the fish spawn.

For decades, the lower Cowlitz River reigned as king of winter steelhead fishing streams in Washington. It still does, but what once was an early winter fishery is now more of a say-hello-to ...

The most recent steelhead catch numbers — from last winter — show anglers catching 1,623 winter steelhead in the lower Cowlitz in February and 6,056 steelhead in March. Numbers for April 2015 ...

GOLD HILL, Ore. (AP) — Winter steelhead are known as the fish of 1,000 casts. Eric Winkler caught his first on cast No. 3. The third time the 20-year-old Jacksonville man drifted a plug down the ...