40 Northerns Caught During PikePalooza; One Worth $1,000

CRAIG MOODY SHOWS OFF HIS THOUSAND-DOLLAR NORTHERN. (KNRD)

There was exactly one tagged northern pike swimming in Washington’s Pend Oreille River reservoirs for last weekend’s PikePalooza, and despite poor fishing weather and a low likelihood it would be hooked, it was.

Kalispel Tribe fishery managers, who run the …read more…

Trophy Of A Bag Limit At Wallowa — 20 Kokes A Day

NOTE TO THE VACATION PLANNER IN THE WALGAMOTT HOUSE: SCRATCH THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA TRIP, LET'S HEAD BACK TO NORTHEAST OREGON'S WALLOWA LAKE! (ANDY WALGAMOTT)

One thing I learned while doing those articles on Wallowa Lake kokanee a couple years ago was this: When it comes to the landlocked salmon, you’re either catching a few big ones or a lot of small ones, but in …read more…

Oregon’s Salty Dogs Getting A Bottomfish Descender In The Mail

ODFW EMPLOYEES IN FRONT OF THE BOTTOMFISH DESCENDERS. (ODFW)

(OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

In one of the biggest conservation efforts of its kind in Oregon, the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife mailed 3,500 packages containing a device to help saltwater anglers conserve rockfish and …read more…

An Update On Springer Fishing On Washington’s Snake

(GLEN MENDEL, WDFW FISHERIES BIOLOGIST, VIA MADONNA LUERS)

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met and did not change the run prediction from the reduced estimate they made the previous week (107,500).  They will meet again next Tuesday to reconsider the …read more…

Tuke Steelheaders, Would You Rather Fish Aug. 1-Dec. 31 Or Aug. 1 or Sept. 1-Feb. 28?

(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fish managers will present information and take public input on proposed Tucannon River steelhead management changes at a meeting in Dayton on May 29.

The …read more…

Who Will And Won’t Pay For Wolf Work With Their WA License Plates

IF YOU PUT A MESSAGE ON YOUR LICENSE PLATE -- WHETHER IT BE ON THE STANDARD MT. RAINIER BACKGROUND OR A SPECIALTY BACKGROUND PLATE -- YOU WILL PAY AN EXTRA $10 THAT WILL GO TOWARDS WOLF MANAGEMENT. (DOL)

The driver of the BMW with the basic Washington plate that says the car GOES211, the elk hunter whose wildlife plate proclaims him an ELKNUT and the Coug with the new red WSU plate that reads ARRRGH — those are …read more…

What’s Fishin’ In Oregon (5-22-13)

Two big fishing weekends are coming up for Oregon anglers.

This one it’s the trout opener on numerous streams and two reservoirs in the Clackamas River basin — as well as the Columbia spring Chinook reopener.

Next one it’s Free …read more…

RMEF Funds Power Wildlife Projects In 12 OR Counties

(ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE)

Improving forage quality and quantity for elk and other wildlife is the focus of 2013 grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for the state of Oregon. The grants total $215,790 and directly affect …read more…

Wind River Springer Fishery Expanded, Bag Upped

(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

Daily limit and fishing area increase for hatchery spring chinook at Wind River

Action:   Daily limit increases to 2 chinook or hatchery steelhead, or one of each.  Opens the river upstream of …read more…

Lewis, Washougal Steelheaders Sought For State Planning On SW WA Rivers

WDFW IS CALLING ON WASHOUGAL RIVER ANGLERS LIKE SAMUEL STUART TO HELP WITH MANAGMENT PLANNING ON FOUR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON STEELHEAD TRIBS. (WRIGHT & McGILL/EAGLE CLAW PHOTO CONTEST)

(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE)

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will host a public meeting June 4 in Vancouver, Wash., to begin the process of developing steelhead management plans for four tributaries to the …read more…