An Angler’s Dying Wish For Fish Fulfilled
Tuesday was one of the very best days of Diane Sanders’ long life.
It was also one of her last....
Month: February 2020
Early Highway 97 Work Promising, But State Funding Would Really Reduce Roadkill, Reps Say
As local lawmakers call on fellow legislators to provide $8.7 million next year for phase one of the Safe Passage 97 project, volunteers using donated funds are producing results right now at the Janis Bridge over the Okanogan River....
Washington Lawmakers Propose General Fund Fixes For WDFW Budget
WDFW leaders say that yesterday's budget proposals from state lawmakers get them closer to full funding in the short term and that they will work with representatives and senators towards that end in the coming weeks....
IDFG Commissioners Extend Wolf Hunting, Trapping Seasons
During a conference call on Feb. 20, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted nine proposed modifications to wolf hunting and trapping for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, extending wolf hunting opportunity, opening more areas to wolf trapping and extending trapping...
Judge To Reconsider SEPA Claims Against WDFW Wolf Removals
A King County Superior Court judge today announced he is willing to reconsider part of his ruling last month that initially reaffirmed WDFW didn’t need to run its wolf removal protocols through the State Environmental Policy Act....
Second Cowlitz Smelt Opener Set; 35,500 Lbs. Dipped On First
WDFW is mulling another smelt opener after dippers harvested an estimated 35,500 pounds out of the lower Cowlitz in five hours late last week....
Willamette Wild Steelhead Rebound Continues
Without California sea lions intercepting them at the falls this winter, wild Willamette steelhead are making it upriver in numbers not seen so early in several years, helping to sharply reduce their risk of extinction....
Cowlitz Dippers Net Lots Of Smelt On Opener
Smelt are now being smoked for snacks as well as prepared for sturgeon bait after today's five-hour opener on the lower Cowlitz....
The Carriage House
Meet the Business Owners – George and Cheryl Smith George, retired high school math teacher, and Cheryl, artist and businesswoman, are the proud owners of the Carriage House which shares the beautifully landscaped grounds of the historic Keeling property. The Smiths...
More Details Emerge On Recent Grouse Flats Pack Depredation
WDFW says that lethal removal isn't being considered after a wolf killed a newborn calf in the pasture of a former Fish and Wildlife Commissioner, the fifth confirmed livestock depredation by the Grouse Flats Pack in seven months....
Year’s First Wolf Depredation Reported In Southeast Washington
After nearly five months without a depredation in Washington, wolves struck earlier this week in the Blue Mountains, killing a newborn calf....
‘Worst Ever Return’ Of Puget Sound Steelhead
Even as angling reopens on sections of most of them today, state managers are dealing with a significant eggtake shortfall on three of four east Puget Sound river systems due to "the worst ever return" of the popular fish....
Packing While Fishing
Carrying a weapon on the rivers and lakes is a personal decision; here’s a NW angler brings along a handgun when he’s chasing steelhead and salmon....