A pair of retired biologists – one a tribal fisheries bio, the other a former WDFW ungulate researcher – have been named to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, and the term of its current chair has also been reupped....
Annual northern pike suppression efforts are slated to begin soon in Northeast Washington and anglers and local residents are likely to see boats out gillnetting for the unwanted apex predators over the coming weeks and months....
WDFW announced season dates for the 2023 halibut fishery on the Pacific, Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound, including an April opener for Sekiu and Marine Area 5....
Washington's offshore bottomfish season kicks off as usual the second Saturday in March, but come May, June and July, copper rockfish, quillback and vermilion rockfish retention will be prohibited "to reduce catch to stay within state specific federal harvest limits," per...
Starting March 1, Oregon's daily limit for midwater rockfish has been expanded from 10 to 15 for anglers using longleader gear, which keeps 30 feet between a weight at the bottom of their line and their first hook, and fishing outside...
Get out your calendars, Washington razor clam diggers, because WDFW has tentatively scheduled openers at Mocrocks and Copalis beaches March 3-8, 17-22 and 23-26....
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission’s Wildlife Committee will meet February 28 from 2-4 p.m. via Zoom with WDFW staff to continue work on the agency’s Game Management Plan....
A 42-year-old Elgin man was sentenced to 10 days in jail, a year of probation and other penalties after pleading guilty to illegally killing and wasting a large bull elk in Northeast Oregon last fall....
With an eye toward the health of several bighorn herds on the forest, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF managers are taking public comment on a proposal to better identify grazing allotments that are suitable or unsuitable for domestic sheep....
Columbia spring Chinook managers tomorrow morning will mull a 38-day season on the lower river that would wrap up the evening of April 7 and provide nearly 2,600 more of the scrumptious salmon than last year, based on a staff recommendation...
At least eight whitetail deer were shot February 12 or 13 on the eastern Palouse, in an area that saw a similar incident last fall, and anyone with information is being asked to call authorities....
An Eastern Washington college student targeting walleye at Lake Roosevelt caught a new state record lake whitefish last weekend, a 7.86-pounder that also highlights an emerging fishery for an abundant species....