As flood waters begin to recede today across the soaking-wet northwestern slice of Washington, fish managers will get a better look at impacts to state hatcheries. ...
You couldn't quite call them fireworks, but there certainly was some smoke this morning during a Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission discussion of the 2022 spring black bear permit hunt proposal....
Washington Coast steelhead managers announced that their fourth and last virtual town hall on the 2021-22 winter season will be held November 29, with discussions centered around the agreed-to fishery plans set with tribal comanagers and final public input on the...
This fall’s strong razor clam season continues as shellfish managers with WDFW have confirmed the latest round of digs for Washington’s coastal beaches, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 16....
With WDFW narrowing in on river-specific regs for coastal winter steelhead fisheries, some anglers are urging the agency to just shut it all down for the season instead....
The decision to reopen the area comes after final summer catch assessments by WDFW indicated that the summer season did not fully take the state share, leaving catch available for winter crabbing opportunity. ...
What's being termed a "significant investment in wildlife, fish, parks, and tribal lands" has been passed by the US House of Representatives tonight, and one clear winner appears to salmon, deer and other species trying to get around migratory barriers....
Reason for action: The in-season estimate of Chum returns to the South Sound portion of Puget Sound indicate that there are sufficient returning numbers to allow for recreational harvest. ...
An estimated 11,494 adult chinook, 957 chinook jacks, and 134 coho were harvested during 33,271 angler trips for the Hanford Reach fall salmon fishery. Harvest was down 22% compared to the 2020 fishery....
Washington's Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a special meeting in mid-November to talk spring bear hunting ahead of their final decision on 2022's special permit season....
Poachers are busy day and night in Oregon. Three cases around Halloween have OSP Troopers asking the public for information on these incidents, while Oregon hunters raise reward amounts to $3,500 for those who do....
Instead of waiting in line on Black Friday this year, get out and cast a line at one of the many lakes the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is still stocking across the state....
With Idaho Fish and Game biologists wrapping up their annual Lake Cascade gillnetting survey, the question on everyone’s mind is: What does the forecast look like for anglers going after record-breaking perch in 2022?...