Salmon Fishing USA

Four Minnesota fishermen who left Beantown Campground in Baileys Harbor to go out trout and salmon fishing in Lake Michigan Sunday afternoon, found themselves the center of a rescue operation after 3- to 5-foot waves overtook their 19-foot Lund fishing boat. They were lucky to be rescued by an unknown good samaritan, who helped them collect floating coolers and fishing rods as they watched their ...

SEATTLE - Hundreds of anglers were out on water Saturday morning for the second annual Elliott Bay Salmon Derby. The day-long fishing contest is sponsored by the Northwest Marine Trade Association to promote local fishing. "It adds millions of dollars to our economy. It is also a quintessential Northwest thing. Where else can you fish for King salmon in front of Seattle. It's part of our culture ...

They call it the Salmon Splash, and it's brought a lot of fishermen to Manistee this weekend. It's five days of competitive fishing, and today's 333 event was worth 10 thousand dollars to one lucky angler.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is asking Americans fishing in the Yukon River to voluntarily reduce the number of chinook salmon they catch.

Between August and November 2009, fall-run Chinook salmon swam through the Golden Gate and up the Sacramento River to spawn in the lowest numbers ever recorded. To most fishermen, it's obvious what happened to the once-abundant fishery: Too much water is being pumped out of the river delta for ir...