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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The nonselective season for ocean coho salmon starts on Saturday, Aug. 30. That means that any ocean coho salmon at least 16-inches in length is legal to keep — subject to the two salmon daily limit.

NEWPORT - As the sun broke over the Coast Range, illuminating the Yaquina Bay Bridge Labor Day morning, nearly a dozen fishermen made their way onto a Newport Tradewinds charter boat for the first ...

The number of coho salmon returning to the Upper Willamette Basin smashed records for the second year in a row, but it wasn't necessarily a bonanza for anglers. A total of 53,169 adult coho passed the ...

AUBURN, N.Y. — A New York food bank was offered a huge donation of fresh fish this month — but it came with a catch. LocalCoho, a soon-to-close salmon farm in the small upstate city of Auburn, wanted ...