Public Access To Tahuya Lake Will (Finally) Open In November
At long last, anglers will be able launch at and fish Tahuya Lake, on the Kitsap Peninsula west of Bremerton, when the new state access site there opens just before Thanksgiving.
October 14-18 Razor Clam Greenlighted On Washington Coast
The next round of razor clam digging on the Washington Coast has been OKed, and here’s which beaches will open when.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Hanford Reach Fishing Report (10-10-23)
Early October 2023 fall Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tribs, as well as the Hanford Reach.
Tribe Hooks Coho On Elwha, First Fishery Since Moratorium
In the first of hopefully more easings of the state and tribal fishing moratorium on the Elwha that began in 2011, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe is holding a ceremonial and subsistence fishery on the now damless north Olympic Peninsula river, using rods and lures to catch coho.
Biden Restores Hunter Ed, Archery Program Funding
The National Wildlife Federation expressed appreciation for the actions of both houses of Congress and President Biden to restore federal funding for hunter education and archery programs.
ODFW Agrees To Give Colorado Wolves In 1-Year Deal
Oregon agrees to give Colorado up to 10 wolves for that state’s reintroduction effort.
WDFW Hosting 2024 Halibut Season Meeting October 11
Washington’s 2024 halibut season structure and dates are up for public discussion at a virtual meeting hosted the afternoon of October 11 by WDFW. West Coast fishery overseers are proposing to reallocate a portion of the Northwest’s quota to California next year.
Coho Again To Open In Snake’s Lower Hells Canyon
Thanks to tribal and state reintroductions in recent years and enough returning this fall to meet broodstock needs and spawn in the wild, coho retention will again be allowed on the Snake River from near Clarkston on up to the Oregon line.
Mystery Solved? Podcast Offers More Details About Orcas Island Bluefin Tuna
More information is coming out about the 6-foot-long, 245- to 250-pound, probably 8-year-old bluefin tuna that was discovered this past summer on an Orcas Island beach – “about 150 to 200 miles” from where you might expect to see one.
Clatsop Beaches Open For Razor Clams; ‘Above Average Or Better’ Digging
Razor clam digging was greenlighted on Oregon beaches from the Columbia’s South Jetty to Tillamook Head, including the productive Clatsop County beaches, after marine toxin levels dropped below the closure limit, ODFW and ODA announced today.
Chinook Retention From Bonneville To Pasco Extended Thru Year-end
Oregon and Washington salmon managers extended Chinook retention in the Columbia Gorge pools through the end of the year during a conference call today. Season had been scheduled to close in mid-October.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Hanford Reach Fishing Report (10-3-23)
Late September and early October 2023 fall Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia, select Southwest Washington tributaries and the Hanford Reach.
Colville Tribes Release Buffalo On Reservation
Nearly two dozen bison are roaming a reservation in Northcentral Washington after tribal wildlife managers released them “to live in the wild” there today.
Why Migration Matters So Much For Oregon, Northwest Mule Deer
You may have heard me say this before, but with all of our deer hunting coverage, the October issue of Northwest Sportsman is one of my absolute favorites of the year to put together. Yet something’s been missing each fall, and I’m rectifying it this season.
2023 NW Fall Buck Hunt Forecast: Best Oregon, Washington, Idaho Prospects
Deer managers and biologists at the Washington and Oregon Departments of Fish and Wildlife provide their thoughts on this season’s blacktail, mule deer and whitetail prospects.
Portland Area’s Fisherman’s Marine Under New Ownership
One of the Northwest’s largest independent fishing and hunting retailers has a new owner.