White sturgeon hatchery programs began in 2001 in British Columbia (B.C.) and 2004 in Washington. Stocking ranged from 2,000-12,000 juvenile sturgeon per year from 2001 to 2010 (including both Washington and B.C. releases). Survival of hatchery-produced juvenile sturgeon was much...
Recreational spot shrimp will reopen in Marine Areas 6, 7 West, 7 East and 9 next week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today....
Anglers will have an opportunity to keep one additional Chinook salmon as part of their daily limit in three Puget Sound Marine Areas starting Friday, Aug. 7...
Six pronghorn antelope run down with a pickup truck on a roadway in Lake County on April 26 are the latest in a string of poaching thrill kills in Oregon. The driver, Michael Scott Phillips, 48, of Christmas Valley, told authorities...
The long battle to fully and annually fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million was finally won this week when President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act into law....
Oregon’s application period for potential assistance for COVID-19 impacts to fishing-related businesses is now open and extends through Sept. 8, 2020. ...
Sec 8 (Longview) – 127 bank anglers kept 7 steelhead and released two steelhead. 11 boats/21 rods kept one Chinook, four steelhead and released one jack. ...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking comments on proposed alternatives for 2021-23 hunting seasons and has scheduled several meetings in August and September to discuss proposals with the public....
Fresh snow had just melted and the scent trail was more than a day old when a yellow Labrador Retriever named Buck went in search of evidence linked to an elk that had been poached on March 19, near Cottage Grove....
Fall Chinook fishing on the Snake, Clearwater and Salmon rivers will open Aug. 18, and Sept. 17 for the North Fork Clearwater River. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission approved the season during their meeting in Idaho Falls on Thursday, July...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will temporarily close the County Line Water Access Area along the Washougal River in Clark County from Aug. 20 through Oct. 15, 2020. Prior to this closure, the water access area will have...
August is the month for sockeye fishing at Lake Wenatchee. I have been actively participating in this fishery for over 20 years and can say that the techniques have improved dramatically over the past decade. ...
You won't hear WDFW crowing about winning a recent wolf case in court, but the agency's state lawyer called it a "home run of a decision," vindicating staffers' difficult job managing the controversial species....
Lower Columbia salmon anglers are increasingly concerned that key fishery reforms are in danger of "abandonment" as Washington overseers consider making changes to nontreaty commercial allocations and allowable net gear on the big river....