NAPA, CA — Residents of a Napa neighborhood were treated to a rare sighting Sunday: Chinook salmon. Patch reader Chris Sithi captured photos of the fish around 1:40 p.m. Sunday off Solano Avenue ...

A temporary rule prohibits wild spring Chinook salmon harvest on the mainstem Umpqua ... The CMP was adopted in 2014 by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission. It was developed with help from ...

A forecast of low adult wild spring Chinook salmon returns to the Umpqua this year, coupled with last year’s below-average numbers, has raised concerns as spring fishing season nears. Gloria ...

(KATU) — Researchers at Portland State University have discovered microplastics in the edible tissue of several Pacific Northwest fish and seafood species, including the iconic Chinook salmon.

King salmon, also known as Chinook salmon, are a dream target for anglers thanks to their size ... Their aggressive feeding habits and strength make them both a challenge and a reward to catch.

Salmon is universally praised as one of the healthiest foods on the planet, thanks to its exceptional nutrient profile and versatility in cooking. Whether wild-caught or farm-raised, salmon provides ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it could make hydroelectric dams on Oregon’s Willamette River ... Doug Garletts carries an anesthetized Chinook salmon to a loading chute where it will ...

Salmon spawning in the Deschutes River in September 2024. In 2005, the Puyallup tribe built a Chinook salmon hatchery ... River joined Washington and Oregon — known collectively as the ...

It’s one of nature’s healthiest wild foods, the backbone of a major industry in the Pacific Northwest and deeply embedded in the diets and cultures of Indigenous people in the region.

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That’s the sort-of-good news. The return of Snake River wild and hatchery chinook will be less than mediocre – the bad news. In 2024, 121,000 adult spring chinook bound for tributaries ...