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Northwest Sportsman Magazine

SW WA Fishing Report

SALMON/STEELHEAD

Cowlitz River – Boat anglers in the lower river are catching a mixture of coho and steelhead. Some fall Chinook are also being reported caught.

Last week, Tacoma Power recovered 208 summer-run steelhead adults, 66 fall Chinook adults, eleven …read more…

WDFW Lifts Limits On Some Eastside Waters

(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

Catch and size limits have been lifted temporarily for fisheries in about two-dozen eastern Washington waters scheduled for rotenone treatments to improve future fishing.

Anglers will be allowed to take unlimited fish …read more…

Oregon Coho Limits Upped

(OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

Anglers will be allowed to keep an extra fin-clipped coho salmon in several lower Columbia River tributaries, starting Sept. 1 under special rules adopted by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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Today Is Last Day For Columbia Offshore Salmon

(OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

Sport fishing for salmon in the ocean between Leadbetter Point, Wash., and Cape Falcon, Ore., will close Monday, Aug. 31, at 11:59 p.m.

“The Columbia River ocean area has be having a …read more…

Lower Snake Opens For Kings Tomorrow

(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

Two sections of the lower Snake River in southeast Washington will open for fall chinook salmon fishing Sept. 1 with some changes from last year’s season, the Washington Department of Fish and …read more…

New WDFW Honcho To Be Named In Sept.

(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission members plan to select a permanent director for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) during a public meeting Sept. 11-12 in Olympia, after selecting two …read more…

Volunteers Needed For Nehalem Basin Salmon Work

(OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a public meeting on Thursday, Sept. 10 in Manzanita to highlight volunteer opportunities in the Nehalem Basin.

The meeting will be from 6:00 …read more…

2008 Deer Harvest Lowest In 10 Years

Washington’s buck harvest dropped last year relative to 2007′s general seasons and was among the lowest of the last 10 years, new figures from the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife show.

According to their 2008 game harvest report, 31,581 …read more…

Flash: Rumor Schumor, B10 Staying Open

Quick news from Washington and Oregon fisheries managers: Buoy 10 will “continue as planned.”

That means, unless there’s a whopper catch, Chinook will remain open through August and coho will switch to 3-fish limits starting Sept. 1.

Through August 19, …read more…

Bass, Bluegills, ‘Bows Biting At Potholes

ALLISON BAILEY OF PUYALLUP, WASH., SHOWS OFF A MAR DON DOCK BLUEGILL, CAUGHT ON RED WORMS. (MAR DON RESORT)

The photos say it all. Just about every species at Potholes Reservoir in Washington’s Columbia Basin are biting.

ALLISON BAILEY OF PUYALLUP, WASH., SHOWS OFF A MAR DON DOCK BLUEGILL, CAUGHT ON RED WORMS. (MAR DON RESORT)

Bluegills? Did …read more…