Imagine floating a boat along a one-mile section of the Columbia River for an afternoon of fishing and casting a line into waters where over 12,000 salmon are happily swimming.
It's a mathematical equation that might seem like an angler's dream, but it's not at all mythology...
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) wants your input for the 2025-26 salmon fishing season.
Comment takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 at 1115 Washington Street S.E. in Olympia. You can also submit input via Zoom...
Juvenile Chinook salmon traveling downstream had a survival rate of almost 94 percent while almost 100 percent of adult fish traveling back upstream survived.
Pet owners who walk their dogs along the Columbia River need to be mindful of the current toxic algae threat which can be deadly. The signs are posted in most impacted areas. There’s another potential threat lying on the edge of the river – dead salmon - and it can kill your dog.
Newhouse said that his bill would continue supporting fish populations, stating that they are finding creative solutions to ensure fish species thrive while keeping the dams.