Spring Chinook passage over Bonneville Dam has increased during the last week, and the fishing at Drano Lake and the Wind River has picked up. Both fisheries are doing well, but Drano Lake has been ...

Spring-run Chinook salmon were once the cornerstone of California’s commercial fishery, with more than half a million fish caught in 1883 alone. But California’s big dam era in the 20th century also ...

Washington and Oregon officials say they will wait to decide whether to reopen spring chinook salmon fishing in the lower Columbia River despite anglers having about 40 percent of their early-season ...

California's fifth largest wildfire is encroaching on some of the last strongholds for imperiled salmon, with potentially devastating consequences for a species already on the brink. If the Park Fire ...

Spring-run Chinook salmon are also a preferred and primary food for Southern Resident orcas, which are themselves listed as endangered, having a population of only 73 individuals. Diminishing salmon ...

A temporary rule prohibits wild spring Chinook salmon harvest on the mainstem Umpqua River and reduces the North Umpqua bag limit, ODFW announced Friday. Feb. 1 – June 30, 2025: Only hatchery spring ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and other conservation organizations filed a lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on Tuesday for delaying decisions ...

LEWISTON – The return of upriver spring chinook to the Columbia River that starts in a few months will nearly mirror the 2024 run, according to fisheries managers. That’s the sort-of-good news. The ...

Chinook salmon were introduced to Lake Michigan in the 1960s to control the invasive alewife population. The Strawberry Creek Chinook Salmon Facility is the state's primary site for collecting eggs to ...