Last 3 WDFW Commissioners Receive Do-confirm Votes

Three more Washington Fish and Wildlife Commissioners received do-confirm recommendations from a Senate committee, wrapping up this year’s hearings for all nine members.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (3-27-23)

Late March 2023 catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
More Details On Case Of NE OR Man Jailed For Killing, Wasting Elk

Oregon fish and wildlife managers are adding details about the Union County man who received 10 days in jail – “more … than we typically see in fish and wildlife cases” – for killing and wasting a bull elk last fall.
Health Officials Say To Eat Less Lower Columbia Sturgeon

There will be no sturgeon retention season there this year, but Washington health officials are matching a Lower Columbia consumption advisory issued by Oregon authorities last fall due to PCB and mercury levels in the big river between Bonneville and Buoy 10.