A deckhand nets a salmon reeled in from the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ilwaco. (Photo by Al Thomas) Salmon fishing in the ocean at Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) will close beginning Tuesday after ...

With "largely encouraging" Chinook and coho forecasts, the West Coast ocean salmon fishing council has adopted options for 2026 seasons off Washington, Oregon and the rest of the coast, and here's ...

Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the Upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen. After a record number of the ocean-going fish entered the river ...

Salmon fishing at Winchester Bay was much improved this last week. For the last few months, the catch has been comprised almost entirely of Chinook salmon, but last week coho salmon began entering the ...