Northwest Spring Gobbler Forecast: ‘It’s Going To Be Good, Man!’

As we here at Northwest Sportsman do this time each year, we ask those “in the know” to look deep into their omniscient crystalline orb and give a glimpse of what turkey hunting fanatics might hope to find once the block on the calendar reads April 15, 2026.
Lower Columbia, SW WA, Lower Willamette Fishing Reports (3-24-26)

Mid- to late March 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia, lower Willamette and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
Sports Fields Eyed As Another Source Of Coho-killing Contaminant

Roadways have largely been the focus of research into how a tire preservative ends up killing coho salmon, but a study out of British Columbia points to another ubiquitous and long-lasting source of the pollutant.