Columbia Chinook Limit Upped To 2/Day; Lower Yakima Opened For Salmon
regon and Washington fishery managers are liberalizing the bag limit for adult salmon on the Columbia River; beginning Oct. 1, the daily adult bag limit of two salmon may include up to two Chinook.
Checked On Access? Got Yer Deer Tag? ODFW Reminders As State’s Biggest Hunt Nears
Oregon’s largest hunting season (any legal weapon deer) begins Saturday, Oct. 3, with general season hunting in Western Oregon and controlled deer hunting in Eastern Oregon. Last year, 105,481 hunters participated in these seasons.
Dayville, OR, Man Allegedly Admits To Poaching 4-point
On September 5, 2020 John Day Fish and Wildlife Troopers investigated a report of a 4 point mule deer buck shot with a firearm and wasted in Dayville City limits.
Winter Crabbing To Open Oct. 1 In Puget Sound’s Areas 4-7, 9 and Northern 12
Several marine areas of Puget Sound will reopen for recreational crab fishing on Oct. 1, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today.
Coho Opening On Columbia Between Priest Rapids, Rocky Reach Dams, Plus Icicle Creek
Reason for action: Returns of upper Columbia River-bound coho salmon are sufficient to meet broodstock needs and to provide for sport angler harvest.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (9-29-20)
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 42 bank anglers kept five Chinook and released one Chinook jack. 30 boats/82 rods kept 32 Chinook, three Chinook jacks, one coho, one coho jack and released three Chinook jacks.
Oregon’s Grande Ronde Opening For Coho; First Season In 40 Years, Result Of Nez Perce, ODFW Reintroduction
Anglers will be able to harvest coho salmon in the Grande Ronde River for the first time in 40 years starting Oct. 1.
Hanford Reach Fishing Report (9-28-20)
Harvest picked up a bit in the Tri-city area but not red hot by any means. All areas typically improve this week. Overall, boats averaged 1.3 salmon per boat, 12 hours per fish, very similar to the week prior.
‘Sock Guy For Sockeye’ Kid Wins National Environmental Award For Helping Idaho Salmon
“I believe you don’t have to be an expert to help the world. You just need to be really motivated to do something,” Jones said. “I’ve learned that the world has so many problems, but we can come up with solutions. Everyone can help make a difference.”
Woodland Bottoms Pheasant Hunt Back On After 1-year Hiatus; Note Boundary Change
“We are very excited to re-open the site after a closure last season,” said Kessina Lee, WDFW’s Southwest Regional Director. “Our private lands biologist has worked with the Department of Natural Resources and several private landowners to enroll them in a Feel Free to Hunt Program to provide 450 acres for pheasant hunts this year.”
Big Razor Clams, And Lots Of ‘Em Also Reported On Oregon’s North Coast
ODFW is reporting “high” numbers and “large” clams on Clatsop County beaches ahead of their Oct. 1 reopener.
Oregon Coast Nonresident Clamming, Crabbing Restrictions To Be Lifted In Oct.
Nonresident recreational clamming and crabbing closures that were in place due to COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted coastwide as of Wednesday, October 7.
Sturgeon Retention To Reopen Sept. 26, 29, Oct. 3 From Wauna To Bonneville, On Cowlitz
Fishery managers today set an additional three days of retention fishing for white sturgeon.
ODFW, WDFW Add Late September Halibut Days On Columbia Zone, WA Coast, Straits, Sound
Two more days (Sept. 28-29) are added to the Columbia River Subarea all-depth recreational Pacific halibut fishery.
Willamette Falls Fishway Being Repaired To Ensure Salmon, Steelhead Passage Unimpeded In Future
“Our biggest concern is a catastrophic failure of the fish ladder that would keep any fish from using the ladder, particularly threatened upper Willamette winter steelhead and spring Chinook,” said Ryan McCormick, ODFW Chief Engineer.
WDFW, RMEF, Others To Talk Lands, Wildlife And Public’s Role At Sept. 28 Online Meeting
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) director Kelly Susewind and South-Central Regional Director Mike Livingston are hosting an online meeting to discuss the vital role of public lands for people and wildlife in Yakima, Kittitas, Franklin, and Benton counties from 7 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28.