Salmon managers have extended the spring Chinook fishing season between Bonneville Dam and the Oregon-Washington line east of McNary Dam through May 6.
It had been scheduled to close after May 2.
The announcement was made after a joint state …read more…
They didn’t officially update the Columbia springer forecast, but Washington and Oregon salmon managers now say this year’s return is “unlikely to reach the preseason forecast.”
That prediction, made back in December, was for 314,200 springers destined for tributaries above …read more…
After the now all-too-familiar slo-o-o-o-w start, the spring Chinook run up the Columbia finally hit triple digits on April 14 then quadruples April 21.
We were finally on our way to that big preseason forecast of 314,000 upriver-bound fish and …read more…
What’s hot is trolling the deep water above the Narrows on Lake Chelan for big Mackinaw early in the morning. Heating up is the kokanee fishing on Lake Chelan. Also hot, is Roses …read more…
Here’s a roundup of reports for Saturday’s trout opener in Washington.
John Whalen (Region 1 Fish Program Manager) reported the lakes that typically perform well on the Opener across Districts 1 and 2 did so again this year.
Follow-up on last week’s report that louse problems affecting mule deer herds further south on the eastern slopes of Washington’s Cascades may have arrived in the ungulate’s stronghold, Okanogan County.
The latest weekly wildlife report from the Department of Fish …read more…
Lyman has added two new Turbo Sonic Ultrasonic Cleaners, a larger 6.3 quart model TS-6000 and a smaller 23.6 oz Model TS-700 to the original mid-sized TS-2500 model introduced last year. All models offer exceptional speed …read more…
(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)
State fishery managers have approved a razor clam dig at Twin Harbors May 5-7 after marine toxin tests confirmed that the clams on the beach are safe to eat.