Fall salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River was such a disaster — with a month-long closure during the heart of the season in September despite plenty of chinook — that Washington officials ...

Just about every salmon angler in the Northwest knows about the famous fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River, commonly known as Buoy 10. The actual big red Buoy 10 marks the boundary between the ...

Anglers will get four more days to fish for fall chinook and coho salmon on most of the Columbia River. Oregon and Washington fish managers met Wednesday and approved fishing for chinook and hatchery ...

Sep. 14—Fishery managers have decided to reopen salmon fishing on the Columbia River at Buoy 10 and in the Gorge from Reed Island to Bonneville Dam starting on Thursday. Buoy 10 anglers will be ...

Anglers will no longer be allowed to keep fall chinook salmon at Buoy 10 beginning Wednesday morning. State managers hurriedly met by telephone Monday after reviewing weekend catches and came to an ...

We had only been on the water for a few minutes when my fishing rod started bucking. I hollered “fish” and tried to run to the pole but the winds, currents and tides of the Columbia River pushed the ...