In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness goes deep on the record coho salmon runs in the Upper Willamette Basin. Urness talks with Chris Kern, the west region manager for the ...

Even with the Chinook fishery reopening on Friday at Buoy 10, anglers can still look forward to coho. Coho fishing should be very good if the catches in the ocean off the mouth of the Columbia River ...

Fishing for Chinook salmon in the Columbia River has been good to excellent so far this year, with some guides saying this is the best run in years.

Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the Upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen. After a record number of the ocean-going fish entered the river ...

Courtesy of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife It’s a great time to go fishing in Western Oregon. But recent runs of coho salmon have set a record and spawned a mystery. Jeff Ziller is the ...

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 ...