I was so bummed out about having to move on the opening weekend for summer-run steelhead on the Methow River in Eastern Washington that I asked my landlord for a reprieve. She didn’t make me beg.

Rider owns The Outdoorsman, a store in Winthrop, Washington, and he’s had a lot of customers this week buying flies and other essentials for steelhead fishing on the Methow River. “It’s been ...

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and the Methow River coursing through town, it's easy to see why travelers of all types flock to Mazama for their adventures. If you want to join in on the outdoor fun, be prepared for a rugged ...

The Methow Valley starts at the east end of the Cascades, at the headwaters of the Methow River. It includes the towns of Twisp and Winthrop, as well as the unincorporated community of Mazama.

TWISP, Okanogan County — At least it was no longer sleeting. I stood ankle-deep in the Methow River on a frigid morning last fall, picking away the ice welding my fishing line to the guides of ...

As you kick and glide south from Mazama alongside the Methow River, you’ll cross the 290-foot Tawlks-Foster Suspension Bridge; look for black-capped chickadees flitting about or bald eagles ...

But the views at the top are more than worth the teeth-chattering drive: The craggy peaks of the North Cascades fan off to the west, and the Methow River meanders through a valley of meadows and pines ...