At 11:59 a.m. on Thursday, the anticipation was palpable on the banks of the Sandy River in Troutdale. Hundreds of people lined the river’s edge, dip nets at the ready, waiting for the first ...

Standing on the banks of the Sandy River, Oregon, at 11:45 on Thursday morning, parents, grandparents and kids jostled for a good spot and ready their nets. Below, in the clear water, thousands of ...

It wasn’t long after I moved to Washington state 40 years ago that I became completely crazy about fishing for steelhead. Steelhead are rainbow trout that go to sea to find more food, and they come ...

CLACKAMAS -- The removal of the Marmot dam has opened up new fishing spots on seven miles of the Sandy River. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says that beginning on Jan. 1, the fishing ...

For the first time since 2015, people will be allowed to catch smelt on Oregon’s Sandy River. The season, such as it is, will run for seven hours on Thursday, March 30, and it was announced two days ...