Commercial fishermen will take a hit, but abundant sports salmon fishing opportunity should swell the coastal economies on the Washington Coast this summer. Catch quotas set last week by the Pacific ...

ILWACO — From across the boat, Milt Gudgell saw a fishing pole twitch. It was enough to make him jump into action. "You got a fish on," the charter skipper screamed. "Get it. Get that tip up. You got ...

ILWACO Wash. (KPTV) - Monday afternoon, a massive fire burned through Ilwaco Landing on the Washington state coast, devastating the small fishing community just a week before crab season. Crabbers can ...

Salmon anglers remain puzzled over the lack of fish off the coast and in Puget Sound, although a select few have found some glory moments. “This has been a very weird year as far as consistency for ...

Warm water and late salmon runs delayed fall fishing along the Columbia River. Backtrolling Kwikfish lures and flat-lining Wee Warts proved consistently effective. Anglers share stories that preserve ...

King salmon are on the final leg of their journey back to home rivers of Western Washington, showing up close to shore off coastal ports, pushing into the mouth of the Columbia River and staging in ...