My fishing guide, Shiloh Patterson, vividly remembers the first time he hooked a king salmon back in 1997. The fight lasted only 10 seconds before his line snapped, but it was all he could talk about ...

The production of this article and accompanying photographs are the result of a collaboration between environment and science news platform, Mongabay, and McClatchy News. “Some mornings, the sun’s ...

Paul Jewell’s rod jumped four times as we trolled the Sandy River just above where it emptied into the Columbia River only a few miles upstream of Portland. Jewell, a college classmate of mine from ...

We've got a fantastic October day on us, a perfect day for fishing for salmon, and we're out here on a pier (kinda a pier) running a T-Turn bait rig, with a light sinker and homemade roe bag. As ...

Mark Twain once said reports of his death were greatly exaggerated. Add to that the report there are no salmon being caught in northern Lake Huron’s traditional charter ports such as Oscoda. Coho and ...

Despite the enormous amount of enjoyment that I gain from fishing for salmon, being a guide is not in my DNA. I might lend others gear and offer opinion, but angling companions are largely on their ...

It's the first salmon run of the season at Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage and it's time to get out your rod and land a fish. Here's what you'll need: First, slide the weight onto the line. Put the ...

Ellie Kinley, a member of the Lummi (Lhaq’temish) Nation, stands on her fishing boat in Bellingham Bay’s Squalicum Harbor on Nov. 17, 2023. Kinley is the last Indigenous reef net permit holder of the ...