We were fishing Tunnel Lake 3 miles east of the town of Cook. It was our first stop searching for panfish and bass in the string of backwater lakes along the Columbia River.

The Columbia River is critical for fish, energy, ... Glacial Lake Missoula — half the size of Lake Michigan — would periodically break through its ice dam and send a torrent across the basin.

The sockeye watch continues in the Columbia River, Lake Washington and Baker River with most still moving along at a fairly good clip. “It is still going strong, and has slipped behind some ...

The Columbia River Treaty is a transboundary water-management agreement between Canada and the U.S. which optimizes flood-risk management and power generation.