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.
WDFW To Hold Afternoon Smelt Dip On Cowlitz Next Week
WDFW reports that in-season monitoring shows this year’s Cowlitz smelt run is big enough to support another opener, but unlike mid-February’s Thursday morning dip, the one coming up Tuesday, March 5, will occur in the afternoon to try and “increase harvest opportunity.”
Springer Limits Reduced On 5 SW WA Rivers; Cowlitz Keepers Must Be Ad, Ventral Clipped
WDFW rolled out a host of spring Chinook rule changes this afternoon affecting Southwest Washington tributaries including the Cowlitz, Kalama, Wind, Drano and Klickitat.
New Study Looks At Northeast Washington Elk, Wolf, Lion, Human Interactions
A new paper on Northeast Washington elk, wolves and cougars will give hunters and local residents – themselves active participants in this dynamic interplay – some things to chew on.
Northwest Salmon Season-setting Process Kicks Off With Oregon Coast Forecasting
A new Columbia River hatchery coho forecasting model, new tule Chinook harvest matrix and more 2024 West Coast salmon predictions are being rolled out this week for public perusal.
Scappoose Bay Sturgeon Poachers Sentenced
It took awhile, but a Lower Columbia sturgeon poacher was sentenced to jail, fined and had his fishing license suspended for three years for attempting to retain an oversize fish, among other violations.