LEWISTON – Walleye are a prized game fish across much of the Midwest and even in the lower and middle Columbia River. But fisheries managers on the Snake River see the toothy predator as a scourge – ...

About 250,000 steelhead smolts escaped the Lyons Ferry Hatchery into the Snake River sometime in late fall or this winter, impacting upcoming fishing seasons. The loss of the smolts into the Snake ...

Magic Valley steelhead hatcheries rear over 5 million steelhead smolts each year to provide fishing opportunity to anglers. Each year, steelhead anglers throughout the state reap the benefits of fish ...

State wildlife managers have lost nearly 250,000 steelhead smolts from a rearing pond at the Lyons Ferry Hatchery on the Snake River, south of Palouse Falls. The loss, which was discovered Sunday, ...

Hatchery steelhead in local Puget Sound streams might be on the slim side this winter, but there are better options on the coast and in the southwest region. The unofficial start of the winter-run ...

Millions of steelhead smolts released across the region in 2013 should grow up and return as adults during this winter and next summer. Last week, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released ...

Hope springs eternal in the heart of the winter steelhead fisherman, bless his limited mentality, and it’s a necessary thing to have if you chase a fish which, some say, is a mirage, a figment of an ...

California’s five-year drought may be taking a toll on the Napa County’s steelhead trout population, though Chinook salmon appear to be making a modest comeback. The Napa County Resource Conservation ...

Fishing for steelhead in Niagara County’s streams is one way to take a bite out of winter. Fisheries experts say March is prime time to snag these flashy fish, as thawing begins and the fish spawn.