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....
Washington game wardens are rolling out another poaching bust recorded on their body-worn cameras, this time of a pair of Portlanders found in possession of nearly five times the legal limit of razor clams from a Pacific County beach....
Washington Coast steelhead rules for the 2024-25 season are coming into increasing focus, including the proposed reopening of sections of some Grays Harbor rivers and boat fishing on all of the Hoh, but no bait in December after all....
With the sampling year not even half over, Washington wildlife managers report collecting samples from more than 1,500 deer, elk and moose for chronic wasting disease testing since July 1, nearly twice as many as the entire previous surveillance period....
There have been a ton of rumors about the future of coho production at Eagle Creek National Fish Hatchery east of Portland this fall, and while the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has had little to say, a source indicates that...
It's not the final word on whether to list Olympic Peninsula steelhead under the Endangered Species Act, but a deep dive into the population has concluded that the fish are at "moderate risk of extinction," a development that will be worrying...
Washington’s second confirmed case of chronic wasting disease is being reported this afternoon by WDFW, this time in a whitetail buck taken by a hunter on opening weekend of October’s rifle season. The deer was killed not far from where the...
WDFW laid out an optimistic slate of revised potential Washington Coast winter steelhead fisheries to anglers this evening, one that would allow bait again on many systems in December, reopen a fair portion of the Chehalis Basin and expand boat fishing...
WDFW is looking for public input on the draft design for a new fishing pier on the Seattle Waterfront to replace the Elliott Bay Pier, which has been closed since 2016....
Organizers of the Seattle Boat Show say they will put on 150 fishing and boating seminars at the January 31-February 8, 2025, show, up from 125 last year, and announced a lineup that includes experts John Keizer, Paul Kim, Tom Nelson,...
In an acknowledgement of the end of the line, at least for now, and trying to milk opportunity out of the last real run, WDFW is opening Tokul Creek to winter steelhead fishing starting tomorrow, Friday, November 8....
WDFW has its eyes on 20 potential land acquisitions for fish and wildlife habitat and public recreation, but wants to know if they're a good fit for the agency and whether to next pursue funding for them. Your chance to comment...
ODFW will talk about the ongoing legislatively mandated hatchery assessment process, alternatives evaluated by contractors and stakeholders and more at an all-day meeting November 13 in Salem and livestreamed online....