In a shallow, winding creek, one fisherman set a simple trap—but what it caught was anything but ordinary. Hidden in the mud and flowing water was a rare catfish, unlike anything usually found in such ...

Though heavy industry has ebbed along its banks in recent years, the Mon still bears the scars of the region’s heritage as America’s workbench.

The Skagit River will be closed Monday through Thursday to all fishing from Gilligan Creek to the mouth of the Baker River. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, the closure is ...