THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE  Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishery managers today announced regulations for the state’s 2025-26 coastal steelhead season.  Most major steelhead fishing areas are scheduled to be open from Dec. 1 through March 31. Notable exceptions include:  Find a complete…

Anybody who’s ever been around a Northwest stream in fall can tell when the salmon are in just by the stench of washed-up, decomposing fish, but a new study shows that the presence of genetic material from ones still swimming upstream to the spawning grounds is detectable in the air as well.