ILWACO — Several local charter skippers and crewmen could be reeling in hefty fines and jail sentences. Following a nine-month Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife investigation, the state in ...

Ilwaco sits on the inside edge of a peninsula called Cape Disappointment, and the name is appropriate. The community revolves around the fishing industry, which in turn relies on acceptable weather ...

Fishing for salmon in the Pacific Ocean is one of the Northwest’s iconic fisheries, and when anglers travel to Washington, it is a “must do.” The ocean salmon season will kick off this weekend in ...

Butch Smith had not planned to offer charter boat trips for halibut this year. The owner of Coho Charters in Ilwaco, Washington, and a commissioner for the small Port of Ilwaco usually takes customers ...

A fire gutted a seafood processing facility in the fishing town of Ilwaco, Wash., Monday, delivering a major blow to the local community. Nobody was injured in the fire. Ilwaco is a small fishing town ...

Dallas Busse has taken on the role of advocate and groundskeeper at Beacon Charters and RV Park in Ilwaco as new owners have tried several times to get longtime tenants to move. ILWACO, Wash. — The ...

Two Washington state charter captains learned this week that they'll serve time in jail and pay a combined $23,000 after being convicted of unlawful recreational fishing. They're also banned from ...