Low coho runs could mean more economic hardship for already hard-hit Westport and its charter boats.

The cross-currents of this quandary remain beneath the surface for most visitors to the sport fishing haven of Westport, Washington.

The small Pacific Coast town of Westport, Washington, is celebrating its centennial this summer, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect with salmon fishing resembling the “good old days ...

WESTPORT, Wash. -- The Coast Guard says two crewmen were rescued from a burning fishing boat about 40 miles off Willapa Bay on the Washington coast.

WESTPORT — The Coast Guard says two crewmen have been rescued from a burning charter fishing boat about 40 miles off Willapa Bay on the Washington coast.