Once again, there will be no sturgeon retention season in the lower Columbia River this year. It’s the fourth year in a row that Washington and Oregon have needed to make that decision.

Fishing conditions across Southwest Washington are mixed heading into the Fourth of July weekend. Sockeye runs are underwhelming, while steelhead numbers show slight promise. The Columbia River is ...

PORTLAND — Sturgeon fishing will not open as usual on Jan. 1, 2026, for the Bonneville and The Dalles pools on the Columbia River. Fishery managers in Oregon and Washington decided during a hearing on ...

The Columbia River sturgeon retention season above Bonneville Dam offers anglers a limited opportunity to keep white sturgeon under strict regulations. Check local updates before fishing, as seasons ...

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This will make for the fourth year in a row and seventh of the last 13 that it will be catch-and-release only between Buoy 10 ...

He should know. It was his 17th day this month of guiding on the Bonneville pool of the Columbia River in pursuit of sturgeon. Five customers were waiting at the Drano Lake ramp ready to tolerate ...

FISHING — Numerous decades-old sturgeon being found dead in the Columbia River near the Tri-Cities are prompting a proposal to close catch-and-release fishing for the species. The proposal is ...

With the days getting longer and the warmer, people are gearing up for an exciting season of fishing all the way till the end of fall. Tri-Cities offers an incredible number of places to go fishing ...