WDFW Commission Approves Bear, Cougar Hunting Frameworks For Public Comment
Proposed Washington black bear and cougar hunting frameworks for the next two seasons will be sent out for public comment over the coming months following votes by the Fish and Wildlife Commission late this afternoon.
Oregon Fish And Wildlife Commission Sets 2025 Groundfish Regs
Oregon’s groundfish limit will start off the year at four before switching to five July 1 after the Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted 2025 sport seasons at its meeting in Salem today.
A Slumgullion Of Northwest Fishing And Hunting Stories
With about 42 tabs open on my browser and the January 2025 issue’s deadline actively starting to poke me a bit more seriously, I’m going to have to just pass along links to a number of Northwest fishing and hunting-related articles that have caught my eye of late.
DFWs Reissue Columbia Springer Forecast After Counting Error; Expect 217,500 To Mouth
Columbia River fishery managers today reissued their 2025 spring Chinook forecast after identifying an error “in a spreadsheet that led to the display of incorrect” numbers in yesterday’s release of the first predictions for next year’s Northwest salmon runs.
2025 Columbia River Spring Chinook, Other Forecasts Posted
Columbia River salmon managers have posted their 2025 spring and summer Chinook and sockeye forecasts for the system as well as comparisons to this year’s predictions and actual returns.
Washougal River Steelhead Smolts Released Into Banks Lake
Some 93,500 winter-runs that had been reared for release into the Washougal River are instead swimming around sprawling Banks Lake near Grand Coulee Dam, “adding diversity to an already dynamic fishery,” the agency announced on a blog post today.
Former Commissioner Suggests Legislative Fixes For ‘Dysfunctional’ Panel Overseeing WDFW
Following the release of a draft report on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission and its future, former member Kim Thorburn calls for three legislative fixes rather than moving WDFW under governor.
Draft Report On WDFW, Mandate, Fish And Wildlife Commission Issued
An independent Washington think tank’s report raises more immediate questions about the state of the Fish and Wildlife Commission and its future than it does WDFW’s mandate to protect critters and provide harvest opportunities as well as how good it does its job.
Inslee Reaffirms State’s Course On Columbia Basin Salmon Recovery
Outgoing Washington Governor Jay Inslee is reaffirming the state’s commitment to salmon recovery in the Columbia Basin even after his term wraps up in the coming weeks.
Steelheaders Needed For SW WA Winter-run Sampling Project
WDFW is once again recruiting anglers to help collect scale samples from natural-origin steelhead in a number of Southwest Washington basins.
WDFW Sets 2024-25 Coastal Winter Steelhead Seasons
This winter’s Washington Coast steelhead seasons have been announced, with a number of Grays Harbor systems reopening for fishing after last year’s closure.
Reward Boosted To $1,500 For Info On Corvallis Buck Poachings
Willamette Valley hunters are chipping in to increase the reward for info on a pair of blacktail bucks illegally shot with crossbows in Corvallis this fall. “Someone knows who did this, and we want to encourage that person to do the right thing and come forward,” says OHA local chapter president Ken McCall.
WDFW Fish Truck Overturns, Spilling Thousands Of Tiny Trout
A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery truck transporting thousands of fingerling rainbow trout overturned earlier today near Offutt Lake south of Olympia.
OSP Investigating Illegal Crossbow Shooting Of 2 Corvallis Bucks
Oregon fish and wildlife troopers are asking for the public’s help in identifying who shot blacktail bucks in late October and last week with a crossbow on the northwest side of Corvallis.
Northeast Washington Wolf Viewpoints Shared By Ranchers, Hunters, Local Biz At Meeting
A panel of six Northeast Washington residents provided perspectives on wolves and wolf management before the state wolf advisory group last week in Colville, and here’s what they said.
Coho Production Continuing At Eagle Creek NFH
Production of coho will continue at Eagle Creek National Fish Hatchery for the next two years at least, per federal officials.