$240 Million For Northwest Tribal Hatcheries Announced
Federal officials yesterday announced nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in funding for tribal salmon and steelhead hatcheries in the Northwest and Alaska, with an initial $54 million made available to 27 tribes for maintenance, modernization and capacity.
Areas 10, 11 To Reopen For Chinook July 25-27; 7, 9 TBD
With enough hatchery Chinook left in the quota, Puget Sound’s Marine Areas 10 and 11 will reopen for three more days of July king fishing later this week, state managers announced early this afternoon.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Hanford Reach Fishing Report (7-23-24)
Mid-July 2024 Chinook, steelhead, sturgeon, sockeye and walleye catch stats for select Southwest Washington tributaries and the Lower Columbia and its Hanford Reach.
More Land Closures In Northeast Oregon Due To Fires, Conditions
A number of ODFW Access & Habitat and other private lands usually open to public hunting in Northeast Oregon are closing to all access due to high fire danger in the region.
Cat’s Out Of The Bag! 1st Whiskerfish Release In Decade At Very Select WA Lakes
Washington warmwater fishery managers released 12,400 channel catfish into 12 lakes across the state this past spring, the first stocking of the long-lived and popular spinyrayed sport fish since 2014.
WDFW Crunching Puget Sound King Catches After 3-day Opener
Puget Sound Chinook anglers should know soon whether they’ll have another July go at the marked hatchery fish after last week’s opener “saw plenty of effort and catch,” particularly in Admiralty Inlet.
Fish And Wildlife Commission Fails To Downlist Washington Wolves
Failing to recognize the clear recovery wolves have made in Washington and with the governor pressing his thumb on the scales once again, the state Fish and Wildlife Commission took no action on downlisting gray wolves today, with motions to downlist to sensitive and threatened statuses both failing on 4-5 votes. It means the species remains listed as endangered under state law.
Oregon Rockfish Harvest Reductions Subject Of ODFW Public Meetings
ODFW will be talking how to manage 2025 black and canary rockfish harvest reductions with anglers at a series of public meetings that begin July 29.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (7-16-24)
Mid-July 2024 salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, shad and walleye catch stats for the Lower Columbia and a select Southwest Washington tributary.
Grays Harbor Man Sentenced To Jail For Poaching Elk
WDFW Police report that Randolph “Randy” Cox, 28, of Grays Harbor County has been sentenced to nearly 2.5 years in prison and fined $2,000 in connection to the poaching of at least two elk in 2022.
Lake Wenatchee Opening For Sockeye July 22
With a big run on the way, WDFW announces that sockeye fishing will open on Lake Wenatchee July 22.
NMFS Review Says Willamette Springers, Winter-runs Should Keep ESA Threatened Status
Federal fishery overseers say that the viability of Willamette River spring Chinook and winter steelhead has declined since 2016’s review of both stocks and recommends that upstream and downstream passage past dams, deep reservoir drawdowns in fall and winter and continued floodplain restoration actions be implemented to help advance their recovery.
WDFW Director Issues Statement On Vendor Software Special Hunt Draw Fiasco
WDFW Director Kelly Susewind is expressing disappointment and apologizing about a third-party vendor’s software issue that screwed up the special permit draw for hundreds of hunters across 22 of 27 application categories.
Wanted: Your Washington Turkey, Game Bird Brood Observations
WDFW and the National Wild Turkey Federation are putting out word about a relatively new summer survey of turkey and upland game bird broods Washington residents can participate in and that provides “valuable data that helps monitor population growth and informs conservation efforts.”
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (7-8-24)
Early July 2024 catch stats for the Lower Columbia and its Southwest Washington tributaries.
ODFW Hosting 2025 Big Game Regs Meetings Starting Tonight
A series of public meetings on Oregon’s proposed 2025 big game regulations kicks off this evening, Monday, July 8. ODFW says no major changes are on the docket, but details on controlled tags and season dates will be available.