Operators of the commercial net pens that also raise nearly all of the fish released into Rufus Woods Lake for state and tribal anglers are being sued in federal court over discharges from their Northcentral Washington facilities....
The Nature Conservancy announces the official transfer of its 14-square-mile Beezley Hills Preserve to WDFW, "a significant milestone in the ongoing effort to protect and restore Washington’s imperiled shrub-steppe ecosystem and the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit," and it will be...
WDFW says it must take "additional measures" to make sure a lake on San Juan Island is rid of illegally introduced northern pike and will hold a public meeting next week to talk about rotenoning it....
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet late next week in Bellingham to decide on legislative and supplemental budget requests, vote on leadership positions, and hear updates on various items, including a collaboration raising Chinook for orcas, fishermen and a...
Oregon wildlife managers are offering youth hunters 17 and under the chance to pursue pheasants at a series of upcoming free hunts held around the state in September and October. Preregistration is recommended....
Early August and late July 2025 Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for Buoy 10, the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries. ...
The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is looking for help identifying two men suspected of disabling a cellular trail camera watching over a fish trap at the Cole Rivers salmon hatchery on the upper Rogue....
WDFW is reminding Washington black bear hunters about new rules in place for the fall season, including delayed openers and reduced limits for the Willapa Hills and Okanagan management units, tooth submission requirements and other rules to be aware of as...
Fishing derby season is about to hit high gear in the Northwest, with events coming to the Washington and Oregon Coasts, Buoy 10, and inside waters all the way to Lewiston and Clarkson. But there are also ongoing contests to get...
Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington extended hatchery steelhead retention for recreational anglers on the mainstem Columbia River downstream of The Dalles Dam using joint state action...
ODFW is proposing to restart Chinook salmon fishing in the Coquille River this fall following the efforts of the Coquille Tribe, ODFW staff and extensive community volunteer work to improve the performance of the hatchery program....
ODFW is proposing several changes to 2026's Sport Fishing Regulations, including allowing spearfishing for bass as well as walleye in more moving waters of the state and standardizing the kokanee limit to ten a day. The Fish and Wildlife Commission...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding a public meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, July 28, to discuss its plans for a habitat restoration project on the Shillapoo Wildlife Area near Vancouver....
