ODFW Hosting Open House As It Develops 2027-29 Budget Request To Legislature
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials will host a second public open house on its 2027-29 budget request on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 12, in-person and streamed online.
SW WA, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (5-6-26)
Late April and early May 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead and sturgeon catch stats for select Southwest Washington tributaries and the lower Willamette River.
Botulism Outbreak At Rearing Pond Leads To Large Loss Of Rainbow Trout
Nearly 167,000 rainbow trout had to be sent to a private landfill instead of local lakes earlier this week due to an outbreak of botulism in their rearing pond at a WDFW hatchery in Mason County.
OSP Wildlife Troopers Looking For Info On Who Shot Mule Deer Doe
Fish and wildlife troopers are investigating the shooting of a Northeast Oregon deer with apparent crossbow bolts sometime in mid-April. The deer was tranquilized and a bolt was removed from it while another one is believed to have fallen out.
Tables Show Tentative Columbia Summer, Fall Salmon, Steelhead Season Info
The two-page “cheat sheet” distills what came out of PFMC/North of Falcon negotiations last month into an easier-to-read format that outlines river stretch, Chinook, coho, sockeye and steelhead season dates, and daily limits during the subperiods of the fishery.
Continent-wide Critter Agency Group Applauds Oregon Bill Funding Fish, Wildlife Work
The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies is calling Oregon state lawmaker’s recent passage of a 1.25 percent increase in the lodging tax “historic legislation” and a “landmark moment for conservation.”
SW WA, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (4-27-26)
Late April 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead and sturgeon catch stats select Southwest Washington tributaries and the lower Willamette River.
As Asotin Creek Moves In, WDFW Considers Moving Gun Range Out
WDFW is taking public comments on a plan to permanently shut down a Southeast Washington shooting range due to the cost to move a creek that is flooding the facility. No replacement sites have been identified, and WDFWF plans to replant the area with willows and cottonwoods.
Final Razor Clam Dig Of Washington’s 2025-26 Season Coming Up April 30-May 6
Washington razor clam diggers will have one last series of morning low tides to harvest on as the 2025-26 season wraps up with a seven-day opener running through May 6.
Oregon Marine Board Advances Compromise Siletz River Motor Restriction Rulemaking
The Oregon State Marine Board will pursue a middle path on the Siletz and begin rulemaking to limit motors to 15 horsepower and speeds to slow/no wake on a portion of the river above tidewater instead of ban all engines like a local tribe had petitioned them to do.
Washington’s Snake Below Little Goose To Open For Springers
Spring Chinook fishing will open in the waters below Little Goose Dam on Tuesdays and Fridays starting on May 5, WDFW announced. Just under 500 springer mortalities are available prior to next month’s runsize update.
Chopaka Lake Campground To Stay Open As Other DNR Facilities See Recreation Cuts
The state campground at Chopaka Lake will stay open after all, a relief for flyrodders who strongly urged the Washington Department of Natural Resources to keep the facility at the destination Okanogan County trout water open in the face of continued budget cuts.
NWTF Smoot Hill Habitat Project Aims To Boost Cougar Country Turkey Population
Volunteers with the National Wild Turkey Federation planted around 4,000 trees and shrubs on a Palouse property enrolled in the state’s Hunt by Reservation system in hopes it will provide roosting and travel corridor habitat for gobblers and enhance hunting opportunities.
Lower Columbia Springer Anglers Now Wait For The May Run Update
Lower Columbia spring Chinook anglers will be biding their time on the Willamette, Lewis, Drano and elsewhere in the wake of last Saturday’s one-day reopener of the mainstem that appears to not have left enough wiggle room in the early quota for any more time on the big river until May and its runsize update.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (4-21-26)
Mid-April 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia, lower Willamette and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
Along With Washington’s Trout Opener Come Youth Fishing Events And Derbies
Tens of thousands of anglers will descend on lakes across Washington this weekend for what is shaping up to be a glorious opening day of lowland fishing season, but don’t overlook all the youth fishing events on tap this time of year.