What we don’t know about populations of harbor seals and California sea lions in western Washington could be hurting salmon, orcas and other marine species – as well as fishing communities and economies – far more than we think....
Columbia sturgeon managers approved two days of retention on part of the lower river, but could not agree on opening the estuary later this month, similar to earlier this season....
Columbia managers this afternoon decided to reopen Buoy 10 for two more days of Chinook retention this weekend, as well as bumped the limit to two hatchery coho a day afterwards....
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today announced the emergency closure of the Wenas Green Dot Road Management and part of the Oak Creek Green Dot Road Management areas in Yakima...
WDFW is touting a joint state-tribal effort that in part brought spring Chinook fishing back to a Mt. Baker-area river after a 66-year absence and put nearly 220 hatchery fish on barbecues for sport anglers....
Reason for action: Sufficient quota remains for Chinook and coho in Marine Area 2 to allow fishing seven days per week and to allow retention of more than one Chinook salmon in the daily limit....
There isn't any "no-pain alternative" for WDFW in the state legislature when it comes to a decision expected next week from the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission that could change Columbia River salmon reform policies....
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation permanently protected 158 acres of prime elk habitat in the heart of Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains. The transaction also improves access for hunters and others to approximately 520 acres of adjacent public land....
Even as they've been able to ease some of last year's tight restrictions on steelheading in the Snake system thanks to a larger run this season, managers are also watching something unusual going on with 2020's fish....
From August 24 through August 30, WDFW staff interviewed anglers from 159 boats (315 anglers) with 28 adult chinook and 10 jacks. Based on the sampling, an estimated 112 adult chinook and 40 chinook jacks were harvested from 1,254 angler...
The 2020 Columbia River forecasted return of upriver bright adults is 233,400, with 18,150 of these fish expected to return to the Snake River. This forecast is large enough to allow for harvest in the Snake River. ...
Sec 6 (Kalama) – 273 bank anglers kept 57 Chinook and two Chinook jacks. 51 boats/139 rods kept 21 Chinook, three Chinook jacks and released two steelhead. ...
A growing and wide chorus of voices from the Northwest sportfishing and boating world is pressing Washington's Fish and Wildlife Commission not to adopt changes to hard-won Columbia River salmon reforms ahead of an expected Sept. 10 vote on the matter....