It’s a big weekend at the Ballard Locks as sockeye salmon return as part of their journey upstream to spawn. The sockeye travel 40-50 miles upriver to spawn in Lake Washington during the summer. Every ...

Smashing records, sockeye salmon are booming up the Columbia River, in a run expected to top 700,000 fish before it’s over. But a punishing heat wave has made river temperatures so hot many may never ...

Rising water temperatures in the Columbia River Basin are raising questions about whether fishery managers must take new steps to save the imperiled fish. A persistent heat wave gripping parts of ...

STANLEY - One by one, men with nets lifted the bright red fish out of the tanker truck. Lowered to the water's surface, the fish were ceremonially displayed to the gathered crowd. Then each sockeye ...

WDFW reports 91,880 sockeye returned to Skagit and Baker River system in 2025. 1.5 million juvenile sockeye passed Baker Lake collectors in May 2025. PSE, Upper Skagit, Swinomish and WDFW expanded ...

SEATTLE — Earlier this summer, the record return of sockeye salmon on the Columbia River looked to be doomed by water too warm to pass. But the run got a well-timed break from the heat. The Fish ...

Bristol Bay sockeye salmon are returning en masse, making their way upstream to find a mate. But spawning successfully requires a total bodily transformation. Curry Cunningham is an assistant ...

An unsettling discovery by U.S. Geological Survey staff gathering gear in the Yakima Delta on July 12 offered a harsh reminder of the dangers fish face due to this summer’s heat and drought. Warm ...

In the fishing towns of northern Washington State and coastal Alaska, the sockeye salmon is more than just a fish. It is a recurring miracle, a gift of God, the source of steady jobs, paid-up bills, ...

Smashing records, sockeye salmon are booming up the Columbia River in a run expected to top 700,000 fish before it’s over. But a punishing heat wave has made river temperatures so hot many may never ...