YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. — With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, getting out on one of the rivers in the Yakima Valley is a fun way to spend the day. You can raft, paddle, float, or try your hand at ...

Stefan Woodruff, 24, of Ellensburg Angler is a good catch among the river’s guides. He’s been fishing since age 6. He started exploring the Yakima from his West Side home as a kid with his fly-fishing ...

Even in winter, the Yakima River Canyon holds a special draw for fly fishers from Washington and beyond. Last December FishingBooker.com named the state’s only section of Blue Ribbon trout stream one ...

Central Washington doesn't get the accolades it deserves from many travelers, but if you love the outdoors, you need to check ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Even though he grew up in Yakima and lives in a house overlooking the Yakima River, it’s the Deschutes River that Randy Rice considers home. No other place holds as many special ...

YAKIMA RIVER CANYON — By the time my winter-numbed brain turns to trout fishing in the spring, the Yakima River is usually blown out by spring runoff, which means waiting until things dry out a bit ...

I got the prize — incredible views — and I didn’t even have to do the dance. As I munched a sandwich while perched atop a craggy knob along the Rattlesnake Dance Ridge Trail, I pondered how the path ...

FISHING – Two sections of the Yakima River will open next week to fishing for hatchery-reared spring chinook salmon, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced. Starting Wednesday ...

NORTH BONNEVILLE, Wash. -- Just how bad is the economy? (How bad is it, Bill?) It is so bad, even Northwest fishing icon Buzz Ramsey not only has been out of work since January, but also is using ...

A Topeka fishing guide is helping to steer a longtime cold-water lure company into the über-hot bass market. Clyde Holscher, of Guide Lines Guide Service, is a well-known Midwest Finesse angler and a ...