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Quick Strike Podcast: The Early-Season Salmon Bite Most Anglers Miss

There’s no better time than April to pound on these cult-classic gamefish The post Quick Strike Podcast: The Early-Season Salmon Bite Most Anglers Miss appeared first on Outdoor Li...

Wind River offers more relaxed spring Chinook fishing option

The lower Columbia River is now closed to the retention of spring Chinook, at least until the mid-May run update, so anglers intent on continuing to fish for the highly prized salm...

2026 Frontier Steelhead Experience for a Benjamin Raffle

Your golden opportunity to win a Prime Time week on the Bulkley & Morice Rivers and support Native Fish Society. Donor: Frontier Steelhead Experience, Epic Waters  Details: 1 a...

Nearly half a million baby steelhead are being released into Lake Erie rivers: What anglers need to know

The Castalia Hatchery is releasing year-old steelhead smolts into Lake Erie tributaries this week, with anglers encouraged to handle them gently as they acclimate to open waters be...

Family of Fishers

A rainbow of scales sits out on an ice-covered table. The rich pink of freshly caught salmon is hard to replicate, and a true fish … Continue reading →

Articulated Jigged Salmonfly Nymph Fly Tying Tutorial

Every spring, giant insects make their emergence from our rivers that they called home for the last 3-4 years. Many know these insects for their winged adult form, which brings fan...

Salmonflies: A Quick Guide to Fishing the Most Epic Hatch in the West

Every year around May or June, the biggest stoneflies in the West start emerging along the banks of trout streams. Here are some tips on how to time and fish the salmonfly hatch Th...

Field notes: More days added to Columbia River spring Chinook salmon fishing

The Columbia River is opening again for spring Chinook salmon fishing, the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife announced Thursday.

Researchers stock Winooski River with thousands of salmon

Researchers are hoping to rebuild the salmon populations that are native to Lake Champlain after they were wiped out in the late 1800s by identifying which strain is best suited fo...

Lower Columbia River spring Chinook salmon season extended

Lower catch rates have resulted in the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife extending the spring Chinoook season in the Columbia River.

Salmon Swim Harder and Live Longer When They’re on Cocaine, Study Shows. But There’s a Catch

As more prescription and illicit drugs enter our waters, scientists are trying to understand what the consequences are for our native fish The post Salmon Swim Harder and Live Long...

Dam Debate Continues

Right now, native fish can make their way past the Trail Bridge Dam on the McKenzie River in two ways: Chinook salmon are trapped and … Continue reading →

$100 million for Canada's Atlantic salmon: What does it mean for recovery?

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last week “the largest investment in wild Atlantic salmon conservation in Canadian history” by funding the country’s National Strategy to Ensur...

Hook, Line and Owner

It was the summer of 1997, during the salmon-fishing season in the Prince William Sound, Alaska. Ryan Rogers was out on the water when word … Continue reading →

Shad are in! – Fishing Report

Every year we get quite a few calls and in person inquires about the shad run’s status on the Umpqua. Usually answered by checking the ODFW report and with: “uhh…they should be in...

Columbia Gorge walleye fishing at its best now in The Dalles Pool

The spawn is now over, and the best walleye fishing of the year is taking place in The Dalles Pool of the Columbia River.

Chalk-stream salmon could become an official sub-species

Chalk-stream salmon should be officially classified as a sub-species, new research suggests. Scientists from the University of Exeter and INRAe (France) carried out detailed geneti...

Lakes are stocked for 2026 trout season and derby opener

Saturday (April 25) is the spring trout opener across Washington, and thousands of anglers will gather at local lakes to try their hand at catching some of the millions of trout st...

Fly Spotlight: Fulling Mill’s Tactical Western March Brown Parachute

The March Brown hatch is known around the whole world, anglers and trout alike want patiently for the first large insect hatch of the year. Locally, in our Willamette Valley, that...

4 Affordable Summer Fishing Slams Anyone Can Do

Who needs billfish? These domestic summer slams are for everyone The post 4 Affordable Summer Fishing Slams Anyone Can Do appeared first on Outdoor Life.

Native Americans in Pacific Northwest preserve salmon fishing tradition for future generations

"CBS Saturday Morning" meets members of the Muckleshoot tribe, also known as the Salmon People, to learn why protecting salmon in the Pacific Northwest and passing on their fishing...

Here’s Where and When 214,000 Fish Will Be Stocked in ID in April

Some of the stocking has already happened, but there are still thousands of fish waiting to be transported...and then caught by you. Continue reading…

Protecting salmon preserves a way of life for a Pacific Northwest tribe

The Muckleshoot tribe's ties to salmon are rooted in spirituality and history.

Japan's farmed salmon taps into growing appetite at home and abroad