Funding Secured For Phase 2 Of Northeast Oregon Wildlife Area Buy
ODFW reports that it expects to close on the second and final phase of acquiring a 15,573-acre wildlife area in Northeast Oregon along the Minam River, thanks to funding from the Forest Service and RMEF.
Some More Spot Shrimp Days Coming To Puget Sound Waters
“Although the spot shrimp fishery this year has seen average participation in most areas, enough quota remains to allow some late-season shrimping.”
How The Area 11 Summer Salmon Fishery Got Hijacked …
I’m literally at a loss for words trying to explain the reasoning behind why WDFW paused salmon fishing off Tacoma with 81 percent of the hatchery Chinook quota still available – 2,734 keepers! – but just 17 percent of the sublegal encounter limit left in play.
Socke-splosion!! Baker Lake Limit Blows Up To 5 A Day
With 52,000 sockeye now expected, state managers are boosting the Baker Lake limit to five (!!!!!) a day, effective right this very second.
Area 11 Salmon Fishing Paused; All Fishing Closed On Quillayute
WDFW has announced a pair of fishery tweaks taking effect this Saturday, including a pause to salmon season in Tacoma saltwaters and a halt to all fishing on the Quillayute system. Details in the link
Bluefin Tuna Washes Up On Orcas Island’s East Sound
Orcas Island is known for odd visitors from the wildlife world – a pair of bull elk, a bear – but what apparently washed ashore overnight may take the cake.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Hanford Reach Fishing Report (7-10-23)
Early July 2023 steelhead, sockeye, sturgeon and Chinook catch stats for the Columbia below Bonneville, select Southwest Washington tributaries and the Hanford Reach.
Can’t Help But Smile: Merwin Special Kids Fishing Day Pics
The 23rd Annual Merwin Special Kids Day was a rousing success, if trout catches and pics from the event at the North Fork Lewis River hatchery are any indication – and they are.
Baker Lake Opening July 8 For Sockeye
With surprisingly strong early numbers of sockeye, Washington managers are opening Baker Lake a week earlier than planned.
Neah Bay, La Push Chinook Limit Raised To 2 A Day
Salmon anglers fishing Washington’s North Coast will be able to keep up to two Chinook a day starting Saturday, state managers announced this afternoon.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Hanford Reach Fishing Report (7-6-23)
Late June and early July 2023 Chinook, sockeye, steelhead, sturgeon and shad catch stats for the Lower Columbia, select Southwest Washington tributaries and the Hanford Reach.
Chance To Comment On Oregon 2024 Fishing Reg Changes
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing a number of changes to the 2024 fishing regulations and is taking comment on them. Here are details for each region of the state.
Chinook Limit Reduced On Quillayute System
With “some major concerns” about this year’s run, Washington state salmon managers have reduced the hatchery Chinook limit on the Quillayute River and its tributaries to one a day as a precautionary measure.
Org: Judge Rules Smith WA FWC Appointment Violates State Law
A national sportsmen’s foundation says it has won a state court case challenging the appointment of a controversial member of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.
It’s Door 2 – Oregon Coast Fall Chinook Seasons Announced
ODFW announces coastal fall Chinook seasons for rivers from the Necanicum to the Winchuck and has gone with Alternative 2, “allowing for additional harvest in some rivers.”
Illegal Pike Release Sped Up Native Fish Decline In NE WA Lake
The illegal introduction of northern pike in a Northeast Washington reservoir sped up the decline of native fish species there, with their biomass dropping by more than half, and it also affected some popular nonnative species, while others only grew stronger.