Buoy 10 Swim Organizers Issue Advisory About August 11 Event
Organizers of the 5-mile “Swim Across the Columbia” fundraiser this afternoon are now putting out a wider advisory to Buoy 10 fall salmon anglers and other boaters on the lower river about their Sunday, August 11, event.
Wenatchee Sockeye Record Absolutely Smashed
Northwest sockeye records are being smashed this year from just above sea level all the way to the middle of the mountains.
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed In First Washington Deer; Dead Doe Near Spokane
WDFW reports the first case of chronic wasting disease in Washington, in a dead whitetail doe found just north of Spokane.
Feds Announce $105 Million In Recommended Funding For West Coast Salmon Projects
Northwest salmon habitat restoration, enhancement, fisheries and research and monitoring programs and projects stand to benefit from $105 million in recommended funding announced by the federal government today.
Buoy 10 Boaters Beware: Swimmers Joining Chinook, Coho On August 11
The Buoy 10 fall salmon fishery is off to the races this morning, and come sunrise Sunday, August 11, anglers there will need to keep an eye out for swimmers crossing the broad estuary of the Columbia.
1 More Day Of Chinook For Area 7, 9, 10 Anglers
Puget Sound salmon anglers will get one more day – August 4 – to fish for hatchery Chinook in Marine Areas 7, 9 and 10, the San Juan Islands, Admiralty Inlet and Seattle, WDFW announces
Colville Tribes Rescind Colorado Wolf Offer
Colorado may have to look elsewhere for gray wolves after the Colville Business Council rescinded its offer of up to 15 of the animals when it learned the state hadn’t consulted with a local tribe on a voter-mandated reintroduction effort.
Former WDFW Commissioner Blasts Inslee On His Pressure Not To Downlist Wolves
As gray wolf attacks on livestock heat up in Northeast Washington and WDFW considers removing members of two packs, Governor Jay Inslee’s pressure on the Fish and Wildlife Commission not to downlist the species due to climate change is being raked over the coals.
Area 5 Chinook Retention To Close After Wednesday
WDFW announces that Chinook retention will close effective August 1 in the western Strait of Juan de Fuca, where 95 percent of total legal-size encounters had been used up through July 28. Coho will open on time August 16.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (7-30-24)
Late July 2024 salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and walleye fishing report for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
$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.