The number of coho salmon that returned to the Upper Willamette Basin in 2023 smashed previous records and provided a bright spot for anglers seeking to hook the delicious but enigmatic fish. Just ...

IF YOUR AIM is coho, the premier methodology is dropping the boat off at the ramp and heading out where the fish are. Not everyone, however, owns a sea-worthy vessel with downriggers and the latest ...

WASHBURN - We were deep in conversation at 9 a.m. May 1 when a reel in a starboard rod holder began to chirp. "Click, click, click-click-click!" An interruption, yes. But a welcome one. In fact ...

The excitement started with a flash of silver followed by a hefty dose of disbelief. A team of conservationists and biologists from The Wildlands Conservancy, the nonprofit that manages the 5,600-acre ...

Scientists at UCSC and NOAA have been working together to study the endangered coho salmon in Scott Creek for the past 25 years. Among the many projects UCSC and NOAA are collaborating on to study ...

ELWHA RIVER — With the plonk of fishing tackle in clear, green water, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s first fishery on a free-flowing river in more than a century got underway. “I am so proud of my ...