Washington Fish And Wildlife Commission To Talk Cougar Science, Rulemaking Today
Petitions, public comment, the director’s report, and cougar science and hunting rules. That’s the meat of today’s Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission agenda.
$1.5 Million More For Columbia Sea Lion Control Nixed In Final Washington Budget
Funding for Washington sea lion culling on the Lower Columbia will continue for at least another year, but a chance to triple that spending in the coming fiscal year to save ESA-listed salmon and steelhead was lethally removed from the recently passed state budget.
WDFW Talks Area 10-11 Chinook Proposal, Snohomish Wild Kings With Anglers
Washington salmon managers this morning rolled out a proposed new way to manage summer Chinook seasons off Seattle and Tacoma to try and avoid the early shutdowns and interrupted fisheries that deeply frustrated anglers last year.
Sturgeon Retention On John Day Pool To Close After Thursday’s Fishing
March 14 will be the last opportunity to keep a sturgeon on the John Day Pool, Columbia River managers decided this morning after learning the quota is projected to reach 94 percent full after Thursday’s fishing.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (3-13-24)
March 4-10, 2024 winter steelhead and spring Chinook catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.
Settlement Will Restore Salmon Habitat On Lower Duwamish
A settlement reached with the federal government will see a Seattle recycling company create fish habitat at the mouth of the Duwamish River as well as contribute $360,000 to an assessment of damage to natural resources on the highly industrialized waterway.
2024 Ocean Salmon Fishing Options Up For Comment
WDFW is looking for comment on a range of recreational ocean salmon quotas drummed up by the Pacific Fishery Management Council for Washington Coast ports.
Washington Lawmakers Fund Sekiu Boat Ramp Buy And More In WDFW Budget
WDFW scored $2.7 million to acquire a key boat ramp in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, as well as just under $2 million to ensure agency hatchery production complies with federal ESA requirements and $222,000 for a new avian salmon predation work group in the Washington legislature’s recently passed supplemental operating and capital budgets.
Lab Results Come Back On King County Mountain Lion That Attacked Cyclist
WDFW reports that Washington State University’s animal disease lab “found the animal to be in good health and body condition with no evidence of significant diseases or abnormalities that would affect its behavior. The animal tested negative for rabies.”
More Northern Pike Found In San Juan Island Lake
WDFW crews this week netted four northern pike out of the San Juan Island lake where an angler caught one last month.
Washington Fish And Wildlife Commission Set To Meet March 14-16
Petitions to create new Eastside and Westside deer tags and do away with the perch limit on Chelan County’s Fish Lake, land acquisitions, committee meetings, the draft Conservation Policy, cougar management and more are on the Washington Fish and Wildife Commission’s agenda at its upcoming three-day meeting.
Reward For Info On Eastern Oregon Bighorn Poaching, Wastage Climbs To $4,500
The reward for information on an Eastern Oregon bighorn shot for its head alone last fall has reached $4,500 after the Oregon Wild Sheep Foundation added to the fund in hopes of bringing the poacher(s) to justice.
Lures And Flies Only Till April 22, Santiam Steelheaders – ODFW
Oregon steelhead managers issued a reminder to Santiam system anglers that since 2021, fishing has been restricted to artificial lures and flies from November 1 through April 21 to protect ESA-listed wild winter-runs.
Snohomish Wild Chinook A Stock To Watch At North Of Falcon
Pugetropolis salmon anglers may want to become more familiar with a certain fisheries management term over the coming weeks of North of Falcon: “lower bound threshold.”
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (3-5-24)
Late February and early March 2024 catch stats for the Lower Columbia and the Cowlitz River.
Northern $#%^#@ Pike Caught On San Juan Island
A teenage angler caught a northern pike at a pond on the west side of San Juan Island, and WDFW crews will gillnet the waters starting as early as next week to eradicate any others illegally introduced there.