By Mark Yuasa, Seattle Times Apr. 16--VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The morning was crisp and freezing along the Lower Columbia River, but a sure hint of spring was evident.

By Allen Thomas, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Dec.

By Mark Yuasa, Seattle Times Feb. 1--A few early spring chinook are filtering into the Lower Columbia River, and fisheries managers are taking a wait-and-see approach on this year's run.