PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon’s first native trout fishing challenge is coming to rivers across the state in the spring of 2024. Participants in the Oregon Native Trout Challenge must catch and ...

In this edition of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness focuses on how to fish the state's hike-in alpine lakes with expert angler and fish biologist Jeff Ziller with the Oregon Department of ...

What makes Linton Lake special is not immediately obvious. The short hike to the lake, located just off McKenzie Pass Highway 242 in the Three Sisters Wilderness, features pleasant forest but is ...

Few anglers would argue with the idea that rainbow, brown, and brook trout are the best-known, most widespread, and most sought-after trout in North America. While cutthroat trout might not get all ...

A fisherman reeled in a massive bull trout from an Oregon lake that nearly snapped his rod and maxed out his 25-pound scale, officials said. Ryan Mejaski tossed the fish back into the water, then ...

Ryan Mejaski from Bend, Oregon, caught a bull trout April 8 in Lake Billy Chinook. He released the massive fish before seeing if it broke a state record, officials said. Photo by Joe Wilhite Oregon ...