The Interim Becomes The Chief
Phil Anderson, who's served as the interim director at the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife since last December, was chosen yesterday to be its new director....
Cabezon Closing Off Oregon
(OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE) Sport boat anglers may not retain cabezon after Sunday, September 13, 2009. Fishing for other bottomfish – such as most rockfish species, lingcod and greenling – remains open. Cabezon harvest in Oregon has...
WDFW Closing Part Of Puyallup R. 2 Days/Week
(WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE PRESS RELEASE) The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is closing the recreational fishery on the lower section of the Puyallup River two days a week through the end of September due to safety...
Columbia-Snake Steelhead Forecast Upped Again
Managers today updated this year’s forecast for A-run summer steelhead back to the upper Columbia and Snake River systems to nearly twice what they’d thought it would be at the beginning of summer. “TAC has updated the Group A steelhead run...
Oh, No, The Jacks Are At It Again
Remember that whole off-the-chart jack Chinook run this spring on the Columbia? Not to be outdone, fall's jack kings are running up the count as well....
A Big Bull And 3 Big Kings
Stop sending these killer fish and game pics, folks -- they're TOO distracting as I run up against the deadline for my next edition!!...
Judge Says Proceed With Idaho Wolf Hunts
(IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH & GAME PRESS RELEASE) Late Tuesday, September 8, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy of the U.S. District Court in Missoula denied a preliminary injunction that would have returned the wolf to federal endangered species protection. “We’re pleased...