After several weeks of rain, the weather has finally broken and the rivers are coming down.

Highway 30 runs through Rainier, parallel to the aquatic thoroughfare of the Columbia River. Perched just below the mouth of the Cowlitz River ... State and federal regulators tightly control fishing ...

Remember to always verify regulations before fishing any body of water ... steelhead adults over five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator. During the past week, Tacoma ...

The temperature of the Cowlitz River in Packwood hovered around 36 degrees Wednesday morning, according to a National Weather Service thermometer. Last year, I volunteered myself to go for a brisk ...