Section Of Yamhill Trib Closes To Protect Steelhead
ODFW announces that effective today, a section of Willamina Creek in the eastern Coast Range west of McMinnville below a set of falls will close to fishing to protect a concentration of wild steelhead.
Anglers Keep Estimated 5,120 Springers On Lower Columbia
Lower Columbia spring Chinook anglers kept an estimated 5,120 of the hatchery salmon before the fishery closed on Wednesday, including 4,102 of the constraining upriver-bound stocks.
Flat Seas For Opening-day Areas 6-7 Flattie Angers
Anglers found some halibut on yesterday’s eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca and North Sound opener, fishing under beautiful skies that have since given way to a wee bit of wind that wants to continue into Saturday.
Late April, Early May Razor Clam Dates For WA Coast, Limit 20
WDFW announces late April razor clam openers on the Washington Coast and tentative early May dates, as well as boosts the daily limit to 20.
‘Rethink’ WDFW Mandates: Former Commissioner Op-ed
With his former colleagues in action this morning, a former Washington Fish and Wildlife Commissioner is calling on state residents to “rethink” WDFW’s purpose and encouraging lawmakers to change the agency’s mandate – another reason for hunters and anglers to be paying extra-close attention these and the coming days, weeks, months and years.