Former WDFW Commissioner Blasts Inslee On His Pressure Not To Downlist Wolves

As gray wolf attacks on livestock heat up in Northeast Washington and WDFW considers removing members of two packs, Governor Jay Inslee’s pressure on the Fish and Wildlife Commission not to downlist the species due to climate change is being raked over the coals.
Area 5 Chinook Retention To Close After Wednesday

WDFW announces that Chinook retention will close effective August 1 in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca, where 95 percent of total legal-size encounters had been used up through July 28. Coho will open on time August 16.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (7-30-24)

Late July 2024 salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye fishing report for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.