Unlicensed Lower Columbia Guide, Partner Fined, Lose Fishing Privileges For 3 Years

ODFW reports on the case of an unlicensed fishing guide and his partner who were caught in September 2021 and sentenced last fall.
Comment Opens On Introducing Bull Trout To Northeast Washington’s Sullivan Lake

State, tribal and federal managers will hold a mid-April meeting on their plan to place bull trout, a native char, in Sullivan Lake in far northern Pend Oreille County. They say it wouldn’t affect activities on the lake, but may lead to seasonal closures of Harvey Creek to protect spawning and rearing fish, similar to elsewhere in the state.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (3-27-24)

Late March 2024 spring Chinook and winter steelhead catch stats for select Southwest Washington tributaries and the Lower Columbia River.