WDFW Holds Firm On Coastal Steelhead Restrictions; Rally Draws 50 Boats
WDFW held its ground on coastal steelhead restrictions, turning down proposals from Olympic Peninsula guides who yesterday held a rally in Forks to protest the most controversial element – the boat-fishing ban.
Two-rod Validation Approved For Willamette Springers
Willamette spring Chinook anglers will be able to run a second setup below the falls after the Fish and Wildlife Commission OKed the two-rod validation for this season this morning.
Blackmouth Fishing Off Seattle To ‘Temporarily Close’
WDFW, in consultation with fishing advisors for Puget Sound, has decided to temporarily close this fishery until later in the season in order to preserve future fishing opportunities and to limit impacts to natural-origin Chinook.
Groups Sue USFWS Over Gray Wolf Delisting
As if these times weren’t quite polarized enough, there weren’t far, far weightier things environmental groups could be working on, and a generalist species that’s doing just fine needed any more help, a pro-wolf coalition says they’re going to sue over federal delisting in western portions of Washington and Oregon.