Central Coast To Open Every Thurs.-Sat. For Summer All-depth Halibut Season
ODFW is changing the Central Oregon Coast Subarea (Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain) summer all-depth Pacific halibut season open dates to increase angling opportunities.
Tulalip Bubble, Skykomish, Area 5 To Close For Chinook As Quotas Neared, Broodstock Needs Boosted
Several Puget Sound waters will close earlier than anticipated to fishing for or retention of Chinook salmon, state salmon managers announced today.
‘Hoot Owl’ Fishing Restrictions Lifted On Lower Santiam Forks; Still In Effect Elsewhere On Willamette System
Thanks to cooler water temperatures, “hoot owl” restrictions that closed salmon, steelhead and trout fishing at 2 p.m. have been lifted on portions of the North and South Santiam Rivers.
Entire NW Nat’l Forest Temporarily Closed Due To Fire Danger
Underlining the critically dry and dangerous fire conditions across much of the Northwest, an entire national forest spanning two states has just been temporarily shut down to all public access.
Lake WA Sockeye To Be Taken From Locks To Hatchery To See If More Survive To Spawn
Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River isn’t the only place in Washington where salmon managers will capture and truck heat-sensitive sockeye around too-warm waters this summer.