NMFS Approval Of Skagit-Sauk Steelhead Plan Drags On
There are enough wild steelhead forecasted to return to the Skagit and Sauk this winter to have opened a five-day-a-week season back on February 1, but a month into the fishery window there’s still no sign of the federal OK that would allow that to proceed.
Where WDFW’s At On Harbor Seal Predation Of Salmon
The sexy stuff today was 2023’s salmon numbers, some of which – Puget Sound coho and pinks, coastal silvers – look pretty enticing, but Washington fishery managers also used the North of Falcon forecast reveal to update anglers on other fronts to get behind: doing something about harbor seal predation on ESA-listed Chinook.
WDFW Announces WA Chinook, Coho, Pink Salmon Forecasts
WDFW outlined this year’s forecasts for Western Washington salmon, with bright spots including improved expectations for many Puget Sound and coastal coho and Chinook and nearly 4 million pinks, kicking off the annual season-setting process known as North of Falcon.
Washington Hunter Named NWTF’s Mentor Of The Year
Richard Mann, a longtime Washington turkey hunter instrumental in setting up how-to workshops on pursuing the state’s gobblers, has been named the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Mentor Of the Year for his commitment to hunter recruitment, retention and reactivation, or R3, efforts.