NOAA is suggesting that several Northwestern states help protect salmon migrating in the Columbia river by killing an endangered species...

The viability of B.C.'s salmon streams could be threatened by glacial melting caused by global warming, says one expert. Many glaciers in B.C are losing ground every year because of climate change and that reduces the amount of cold water going into mountain streams and rivers during hot summer months.

The South Platte River offers some of the best kokanee salmon fishing in Colorado, during the fall salmon spawning run. Wherever you choose to fly fish for kokanee salmon in Colorado, centering your efforts around the fall spawn run not only is your best shot at catching a kokanee on a fly but plays into the natural instincts of the fish.

Chest waders are those waterproof trousers worn by fishermen standing in the middle of rivers. Originally made from rubber, they evolved to neoprene and now those made from modern breathable fabrics are the only choice for the serious trout or salmon fisherman.

Scientists conservatively estimate that well over one-quarter of native Pacific salmon populations spawning in rivers and lakes from California to southern British Columbia have gone extinct. Here are lists of regional losses and salmon extinctions in the western United States.

Coordinates: 41°16′20″N 72°20′03″W / 41.27222, -72.33417The Connecticut River is the largest river in New England, flowing south from the Connecticut Lakes in northern New Hampshire, along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont, through Western Massachusetts and central Connecticut into Long Island Sound at Old Saybrook, Connecticut. It has a total length of 407 miles (655 km), and a drainage basin extending over 11,250 square miles (29,100 km²). The mean freshwater discharge into Long Island Sound is 19,600 cubic feet (560 m³) per second. The river is tidal up to Windsor Locks, approximately 60 miles (97 km) from the mouth. The source of the Connecticut River is the Fourth Connecticut Lake in New Hampshire. Some tributaries include the Ashuelot, West, Miller's, Mill, Deerfield, White, and Chicopee rivers. (The Swift River, a tributary of the Chicopee, has been largely replaced by the Quabbin Reservoir which provides water to Boston.)The river carries a heavy amount of silt, especially during the spring snow melt, from as far north as Quebec. The heavy silt concentration of the river forms a large sandbar near its mouth on Long Island Sound and has historically provided a formidable obstacle to navigation. The difficulty of navigation on the river is the primary reason that it is one of the few large rivers in the region without a major city near its mouth. The Connecticut River estuary and tidal wetlands complex is listed as one of the 1616 wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.