WDFW and a sportfishing advocate are reacting with disappointment to this week's news that the local head of the Army Corps of Engineers has denied their bid to build a new boat launch at Point No Point, while the leader of...
A federal official has denied WDFW a permit to build a small new boat ramp at the site of an old fishing resort at Puget Sound's Point No Point, saying it would "result in an impermissible abrogation" of a local tribe's...
ODFW researchers are about to embark on a nearly 10-week at-sea survey of black, blue, and deacon rockfish in Oregon’s nearshore waters. The crew of four will use scientific fish finders and underwater video cameras to count these highly prized rockfish...
Ask anyone about communing in the outdoors, whether hiking, biking, fishing, boating, camping or just “being,” and many will share a long list of benefits to their mental, physical, and spiritual wellbeing. But what many people may not be aware of...
An Anacortes-based fishing organization has filed a motion for a preliminary injunction on fishing for Puget Sound Chinook and other salmon species....
Youth hunters (age 17 and under) can sign up now for ODFW’s free pheasant hunts happening around the state starting in September, with an additional few hunt dates in October....
Bad news for bank-bound South Sound salmon anglers and crabbers: The popular Dash Point Pier by Tacoma and Federal Way is closed for a "comprehensive assessment due to structural conditions."...
The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that sport halibut fishing will re-open along the north coast (Marine Areas 3 and 4) and in Puget Sound (Marine Areas 5 - 10) on Thursday, Aug. 19. ...
Even as gray wolves continue to spread south beyond the bounds of the state, Oregon filed a friend of the court brief last week in a lawsuit claiming the animals' federal delisting was "premature."...
ODFW has released the final proposal for Commission consideration regarding changes to how archery elk season is managed for portions of eastern Oregon within the Blue Mountain region....
Mike Clark and a team of fisheries professionals watched the weather forecast for late June and knew it meant serious problems for the more than 7 million salmon being reared in the Columbia River Gorge National Fish Hatcheries....
First it was pandemic-related printing material shortages and now wildfires are leading to further delays of the arrival of WDFW's 2021-22 fishing pamphlet at license vendors and other outlets across the state....
I'm not saying one is better than the other, but two recent fishing trips gave me the opportunity to compare and contrast Chinook angling near Portland and Seattle....
Members of the Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissions will hold a virtual meeting next week to discuss policy for the shared waters of the Columbia River....