SW WA, Buoy 10, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (8-26-26)
Late August 2026 Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for Buoy 10, the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
Bid To Protect Oregonians’ Rights To Hunt, Fish, Ranch, Manage Critters Clears Early Hurdle
Turnabout is fair play.
Hunters, Anglers Push Back Against Removing Roadless Rule On National Forests
Sportsmen are pushing back against the federal government’s announcement this week that it is taking steps to totally remove Roadless Rule protections on tens of millions of acres of national forests in 10 primarily Western states including Washington and Oregon.
SW WA, Buoy 10, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (8-17-26)
Mid-August 2026 fall Chinook, coho, steelhead and sturgeon catch stats for Buoy 10, the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries, plus an unexpected sight at the buoy.
OHA, Back Country Horsemen Members, Wallowa Co. Landowner Recognized For Fish And Wildlife Work
Members of the Oregon Hunters Association’s Klamath Chapter and the West Cascade Chapter of Back Country Horsemen as well as a Wallowa County landowner were recognized for contributions to the state’s critters at the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting.
Penalty For Not Reporting Puget Sound Dungeness Crabbing Success May Be Increased
Blowing off reporting Puget Sound Dungeness crab catches could soon pinch shellfishers’ wallets a little harder.
Details On Potential Washington Three-year Hunting Proposals Up For Public Comment
Restricting Washington deer hunters to one species only, adding first moose permits for the Okanogan and above Lake Chelan, reducing the grouse limit to three a day, banning trail cameras from public lands in fall.
SW WA, Buoy 10, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (8-12-26)
Early August 2026 Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for Buoy 10, the lower Columbia River and select Southwest Washington.
Portion Of Marine Area 1 Off Long Beach Peninsula To Close to Salmon Fishing
Marine Area 1 waters north of the Columbia River mouth and within 3 miles of shore along the Long Beach Peninsula will close for salmon fishing starting Thursday, August 13, after higher than expected Chinook catches, especially just off the beach. The idea is to slow salmon catches for the rest of the area, which will remain open.
Sockeye Again Showing Up In The Willamette; Fishery Could Open For Them
Sockeye are back in Oregon City – and not just in the brand-new mural downtown.
Ocean Hatchery Coho Season To Close Early Off Oregon Coast South Of Cape Falcon
With the hatchery coho quota for Cape Falcon to the Oregon-California border predicted to hit 98 percent full after next Tuesday, retention will close starting August 19. Chinook will remain open, and any unused quota could be rolled over into September’s any-coho fishery from Falcon to Cape Humbug.
Southwest Washington NWTF Chapter Raises Funds For Conservation At Inaugural Clays Shoot
Events like the Clays for Conservation Trap Shoot demonstrate that conservation is built through local action. Lasting conservation isn’t accomplished by one person alone — it is made possible when communities invest their time, talents and resources in a shared purpose.
New Archery Range Opens Near McNary Dam
A “real need for the local archery community” has been addressed with the recent opening of a new bow range at McNary Beach on the mid-Columbia.
Agendas Out For Next Week’s Washington, Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission Meetings
A look at what’s on the agendas of both the Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commissions as they meet late next week in Long Beach and Salem, respectively.
North Umpqua To Close To Steelheading Starting Next Week
With wild steelhead numbers not expected to make a critical abundance threshold and the river running low and hot, ODFW says the North Umpqua will close to steelheading starting next Monday, August 10 through November
Free Pheasant Hunts Coming Up For Oregon Youths
Registration is now open for a dozen upland bird hunting opportunities across Oregon for youths 17 and under who have completed hunter ed or will have done so by the start of the free September and October events.