“Projects funded this year involve restoring beaches for fish habitat and public use, correcting barriers that prevent salmon from reaching key rearing and feeding areas, and restoring tidal functions altered by land-use practices over the past century”, said Jay Krienitz, ESRP...
Anglers across Washington will be able to fish without a license on the state’s lakes, rivers, and marine waters during this year’s annual Free Fishing Weekend on June 12 and 13....
An initiative to dramatically expand animal cruelty laws and which could be on Oregon's November 2022 ballot has hunting organizations redoubling warnings about the consequences if passed by voters....
THE FOLLOWING ARE EMERGENCY RULE-CHANGE NOTICES FROM THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Kalama River fisheries return to permanent rules Action: Restores the adult salmon daily limits described in the 2020-2021 Washington Sport Fishing Rules Pamphlet; all other permanent rules remain in effect. Effective...
ODFW is bracing for a serious drought as summer arrives, with the entire state being impacted. Currently, 72 percent of the state is in severe or extreme drought status according to the U.S. Drought Monitor....
NOAA Fisheries is asking for public input on a Pacific Fishery Management Council recommendation to reduce impacts from fishing off the West Coast. The recommendation would be implemented if salmon numbers fall too low to provide enough prey for the 75...
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 85 bank anglers kept six Chinook, one jack and released one Chinook and one jack. 4 boats/7 rods kept one Chinook and released one Chinook and one jack. ...
ODFW staff are preparing to brief the Commission at their June 18 meeting and seek input on how to best proceed with potential changes to current general season archery elk hunts....
A Spokane-based hunting and conservation organization is pushing back on national groups' call to relist wolves in the Northern Rockies, including the eastern third of Washington, given recent moves in Montana's and Idaho's statehouses....
Multiple people accessed the trap. One person, identified through surveillance footage, entered the trap to net fish, then shot one camera and stole another. Troopers caught up with ......