Amazing weather on first trip for spring salmon - Columbia Basin Herald

Amazing weather on first trip for spring salmon Columbia Basin Herald I had the best weather ever for my visit to fish for spring salmon. I got to fish both at Drano Lake and off the mouth of the Wind River this time. The springer run is arriving very late this year, but there were enough fish around for fair to good ... and more »

FISH hosts Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon lecture - Issaquah Press

FISH hosts Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon lecture Issaquah Press By Staff Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is hosting US Fish & Wildlife Service biologists and a state Department of Fish and Wildlife manager to discuss the Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon recovery program May 23. The event starts at 6 pm at the ... and more »

Pollutants found in remote lakes, rivers - The Spokesman Review

Pollutants found in remote lakes, rivers The Spokesman Review The 1300-acre mountain lake in northeast Washington is home to a thriving kokanee salmon run. Along with confirmed sightings of grizzlies, wolves and bighorn sheep in the area, the lake's off-the-beaten-path location encourages periodic reports of ... and more »

Lonesome Larry's legacy lives on in sockeye runs - KTVU San Francisco

Lonesome Larry's legacy lives on in sockeye runs KTVU San Francisco Only one male completed the final climb up the Snake and Salmon rivers to a weir on Redfish Lake Creek Aug. 4. Allyson Coonts, the 7-year-old daughter of Sawtooth Hatchery technician Phil Coonts, named the sockeye Lonesome Larry. When then-Idaho Gov. and more »

Plentiful fishing options this week | Outdoors - The Seattle Times

Plentiful fishing options this week | Outdoors The Seattle Times Trout and kokanee in many statewide lakes; spring chinook in Columbia River tributaries; salmon in Tulalip Bay; and halibut and lingcod in marine areas are just a handful of choices. The coastal halibut fishery in the southern ports remains fair to ... and more »