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July 30, 2026
Buoy 10 salmon fishing season looks good
The Buoy 10 fishery, the largest salmon fishery in the lower 48 states, will kick off on Aug. 1 at the mouth of the Columbia River.
The Buoy 10 fishery, the largest salmon fishery in the lower 48 states, will kick off on Aug. 1 at the mouth of the Columbia River.
The fishing is heating up, along with the weather.
You have arrived at your favorite summer lake, armed with family, pets, fishing gear, boat, and more, only to find a nasty, green scum along the surface of the lake. Blue-green algae have invaded your favorite water.
The city of Camas has restored all of its municipal wells to service following equipment and maintenance issues that temporarily took four wells offline last month, according to city officials.
CAMAS — Ty Cobb moved to Camas mainly for its lakes and would love nothing more than to take his family out kayaking or paddleboarding on Lacamas Lake without a second thought. The fact that he has to check algae levels before hitting the water is part of what pushed him to join the Lacamas Watershed Council a few years ago.
A program designed to help commercial fishing on the Columbia River while also helping endangered salmon may no longer be safe.
Naked Falls, a campground near Washougal, has been named one of Hipcamp’s 50 Favorite Places to Camp in America Right Now for 2026. The annual list, released by the camping…
TOUTLE — The whomp-whomp-whomp of helicopter blades carried for miles across the South Fork Toutle River valley last week as crews from Oregon-based Columbia Helicopters carried logs from a timber harvest upstream to a salmon habitat-restoration project.
OLYMPIA — Changes are coming to planned sockeye salmon fisheries throughout the Columbia River, as early return data shows abundances are much lower than preseason forecasts.
