Three salmon snaggers were sentenced to pay a total of $8,450 in restitution, serve 15 to 30 days in jail each and they can’t fish for three years after pleading to or being found guilty of illegally fishing for Chinook and...
With Oregon's biggest hunt – general and controlled deer – just around the corner and elk not far behind it, the hard-working folks at ODFW have rolled out their annual big game prospects....
regon and Washington fishery managers are liberalizing the bag limit for adult salmon on the Columbia River; beginning Oct. 1, the daily adult bag limit of two salmon may include up to two Chinook....
Oregon’s largest hunting season (any legal weapon deer) begins Saturday, Oct. 3, with general season hunting in Western Oregon and controlled deer hunting in Eastern Oregon. Last year, 105,481 hunters participated in these seasons....
On September 5, 2020 John Day Fish and Wildlife Troopers investigated a report of a 4 point mule deer buck shot with a firearm and wasted in Dayville City limits. ...
Several marine areas of Puget Sound will reopen for recreational crab fishing on Oct. 1, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today....
Reason for action: Returns of upper Columbia River-bound coho salmon are sufficient to meet broodstock needs and to provide for sport angler harvest. ...
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 42 bank anglers kept five Chinook and released one Chinook jack. 30 boats/82 rods kept 32 Chinook, three Chinook jacks, one coho, one coho jack and released three Chinook jacks. ...
Harvest picked up a bit in the Tri-city area but not red hot by any means. All areas typically improve this week. Overall, boats averaged 1.3 salmon per boat, 12 hours per fish, very similar to the week prior. ...
“I believe you don't have to be an expert to help the world. You just need to be really motivated to do something,” Jones said. “I’ve learned that the world has so many problems, but we can come up with solutions....
"We are very excited to re-open the site after a closure last season," said Kessina Lee, WDFW's Southwest Regional Director. "Our private lands biologist has worked with the Department of Natural Resources and several private landowners to enroll them in a...
Nonresident recreational clamming and crabbing closures that were in place due to COVID-19 restrictions are being lifted coastwide as of Wednesday, October 7....