A donation of land by Larry and Marilou Cassidy is providing improved access to the Grande Ronde River in southeast Washington for members of the public....
If you want the quick version of what the 2021 big game season is likely to look like, here it is: similar to last year for elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer. There’s been no dramatic changes to the statewide populations...
A puzzling incident is simmering in Northeast Washington, one that only recently came to light through a 911 call. It all started out relatively normal enough that mid-July Sunday morning in the countryside....
In response to extremely low returns to date of Columbia Basin upriver summer steelhead, ODFW is adopting additional emergency rules to increase protections for wild summer steelhead in certain Oregon Columbia River tributaries....
Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today announced 62 tentative dates for razor clam digs at beaches along the Washington coast beginning in mid-September and running through the end of the year....
With archery deer and elk hunting seasons opening this Saturday, Aug. 28 and fire season still in effect, ODFW is reminding hunters to “Know before you go” and check for access before heading out....
“If you have enough time to get your line back in the water or grab a snack, there is enough time to validate your tag. Not doing so is poaching and will likely result in a citation when contacted by Troopers,”...
The majority of adult sockeye salmon currently in Lake Wenatchee will soon become largely unavailable to anglers due to their annual migration to the spawning grounds on the White and Little Wenatchee rivers. ...
The Biden Administration is defending the Trump Administration's decision to declare gray wolves in the Lower 48 recovered and delist them, but federal wildlife officials are also warning that recent moves by some state legislatures "are concerning."...
Columbia salmon managers closed Chinook retention in the Buoy 10 fishery starting Friday and anglers are being urged to switch to coho for what is expected to be good late summer fishing at the mouth of the Columbia....
With the lowest count of summer steelhead at Bonneville since the Great Depression, members of the Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commissions will talk over fisheries for the stock during a virtual meeting this Friday morning....
With more Lower Columbia hatchery Chinook being caught at Buoy 10 than expected, state fisheries staffers are recommending that king retention “close as soon as practical” to limit impacts to the stock “and allow the hatchery coho retention fishery to remain...
With the end of salmon season lurking like a fog bank on the horizon, anglers have launched an email campaign to reopen Marine Area 7 for coho and pinks next month as state managers also mull a decision....
The current estimate of Chinook harvest is 3,181 of the total harvest quota of 3,084 (103%) agreed to in this year’s List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF). Because the harvest quota has been reached, WDFW staff have made the decision to suspend...