When it comes to the world’s top billfish destinations, the Oregon Coast doesn’t even warrant a mention. Species like sailfish and marlin, associated with warmer waters and tropical locales, are so ...

It was the first time Kevin Watkins had taken Afishionado, his new 27-foot aluminum boat, out tuna fishing. It was also the first time he’d ever gone tuna fishing in his own boat. The trip would be ...

The annual two-day Oregon Tuna Classic starts early, at 4 a.m. Crews get up, put food and ice on their boats, fuel up, then head out to the mouth of Tillamook Bay for a 6 a.m. shotgun start. “We all ...

A researcher holds a hatchery juvenile spring Chinook salmon in Oregon. (Photo by Mia Maldonado / Oregon Capital Chronicle) More than 320 species of plants and animals living in Oregon are in need of ...

A researcher holds a hatchery juvenile spring Chinook salmon in Oregon. (Mia Maldonado/Oregon Capital Chronicle) SALEM — More than 320 species of plants and animals living in Oregon are in need of ...

A US fishing vessel based in Newport, Oregon, capsized and sank on Sunday (Aug. 10), days before the close of the Dungeness crab season, the Lincoln Chronicle reports. While the US Coast Guard (USCG) ...

The Coast Guard sent an airplane, a helicopter and two boats to rescue three people on a fishing boat 95 miles off the coast of Oregon last week. The crew of the 97-foot “Defiant” radioed for help ...

U.S. Coast Guard crews from across two districts have worked together to assist three mariners aboard a disabled fishing vessel about 95 miles west of Newport, Oregon. The crew of the Coast Guard ...

Fish play a huge role in Oregon's culture, economy, and ecological health. People travel across the country just to cast lines in Oregon’s rivers. But changes to the climate might mean changes to your ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – An Oregon man is dead after drowning while fishing in Idaho over the weekend. Ethan Estes, 35, of Shady Cove died by drowning on Saturday, July 5, according to the Idaho County ...

The man had been swept away from shore and pulled underwater by swift currents while fishing with his family, deputies said. Photo by Andy Holmes via Unsplash A 28-year-old man swept away by swift ...