The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife recently announced the opening of a salmon season and the closure of all recreational fishing on a segment of the Nooksack River. The effective dates for ...

Fishing on the Nooksack River won’t open as normal this weekend, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday, citing low returns of endangered wild steelhead and spring and summer Chinook ...

Fall is the time many see and fish for salmon in Whatcom County creeks as they return home to spawn, laying their eggs and dying. There are five species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest: chinook, ...

The Whatcom County Council has banned inner-tubing on the South Fork of the Nooksack River to protect endangered Chinook salmon there. The shallow river is a popular summer spot for inner tubers, ...