WASCO COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — Wildland firefighters are battling the Trout Creek Fire burning in Wasco County, north of Madras, and northwest of Willowdale, Oregon.

Q&A How to fish Oregon’s hike-in mountain lakes and find tons of trout The first flight — code name Alice Lake, for the first lake it’ll drop in — takes off around 7:30 a.m.

The Trout Creek Fire was reported around 2:30 p.m. Saturday west of Highway 97 and about six miles northwest of the town of Willowdale. The fire started on Bureau of Land Management land, burning ...

View of falls from Linton Lake On the far side of the lake, Linton Falls drops an estimated 600 to 700 feet down the cliffs. That’s led some to call it the tallest waterfall in western Oregon ...

There are a ton of brook trout if you find the right spots — right at the lava dam on the west side of the lake and at the outlet of Linton Creek, below the spray of the waterfall.

In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness focuses on how to fish the state's hike-in alpine lakes with expert angler and fish biologist Jeff Ziller with the Oregon Department of ...

Given that brown trout are found so few other places in Oregon, I came to Linton Lake with a plan: harvest my limit of brookies. But if I got a brown trout, I would release them.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Tens of thousands of legal and trophy-sized trout are being offloaded into various bodies of water around the state this month in preparation for peak fishing season.

BANKS, Ore. — Most Oregon schools are calling it a year this week and will head off on summer break! Here’s a unique story with an outdoor lesson that lasts for years. The project is called ...

In 1958, ODFW’s predecessor, called the Oregon Fish Commission, chemically treated Miller Lake to rid it of tui chub and lampreys deemed threats to native and stocked rainbow trout populations ...

Projects like Cranberry Creek show how strategic dam removals can boost recreation, reduce flood risks, and help fish and wildlife thrive — while making treasured places like the Mountains-to ...