“Poets lure listeners with salty tales” Deeda Schroeder Daily Astorian As Cameron Brister sipped his beer Friday night at the bar in the Wet Dog Cafe, the 58-year-old former corporate analyst was considering a new {read more}

Columbia River Spring Chinook Non-Indian Catch Data, 2000-2008 Download data analysis 2000-2008 Right Click “Save Target As…” to save on your PC. {read more}

Strong return of Columbia River coho, Puget Sound pink salmon projected OLYMPIA – A return of more than one million Columbia River coho salmon – the largest run since 2001 – is expected to brighten fishing prospects {read more}

Quickie Salmon Casserole There are probably as many recipes for salmon casserole in the Columbia River fishing fleet as there are fishermen. This one is taken from the Northwest Fishermen’s Wives Cookbook, first published in 1978. {read more}

Overnight Salt Salmon Diane Anderson was of Swedish descent on her father’s side of the family and a marvelous cook. Her recipe for overnight salt salmon comes from the Northwest Fishermen’s Wives Cookbook, published in {read more}

Featured Recipe: Laks Looda (Salt Salmon Casserole) The Columbia River gillnet fleet claims many a family tradition of good fish cooking. This recipe from Ellen Niemi, originally published in the Northwest Fishermen’s Wives {read more}