New Paperwork Needed For Rogue, South Coast Winter Steelheading
Winter steelheaders on Oregon South Coast rivers will need to buy a new validation, plus a harvest tag for wild fish, starting January 1, 2023, under a program that will use the funding to “provide much needed and accurate data to further support sustainable harvest opportunities” per a local angling advocate.
Olympic Park Closes Fishing On Queets, Quinault, Salmon Till June
There will be no sliver of steelheading on a Queets River tributary this season. Where last December Olympic National Park kept its mile or so of the Salmon open for anglers to target an early-arriving run of hatchery fish for a month, this go-around it’s closed.
Waterfowler’s Advice On Birder Interactions As Issues Arise
It’s murky, muddy, cold, there’s a brutal 20-mile-an-hour wind blowing off the bay, the decoys are bobbing nicely in the sheet water and flocks of ducks have been moving all morning … though it would be nice if a few more birds would drop in.
Washington Coast Winter Fishing Seasons Announced
WDFW officially announces winter steelhead and late coho seasons on Washington Coast systems including Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor and the Forks area.
That Time I Judged ODFW’s 2023 Conservation Stamp Contest
Pfft, how hard can it be to judge a conservation stamp art program? Uh, have you seen how good this stuff is?!? Our MD Johnson tries his hand when everything rings up as “‘excellent,’ ‘excellent,’ and ‘excellent.’”
2023 Northwest Boat And Sportsmen’s Show Schedule
True, it’s not quite December and not even close to 2023, but this time of year gets us thinking about winter show season in the Northwest – sportsmen’s and boat show season, that is!
Trout Biting At Eastern, Western Washington Lakes
Whether you call it the winter opener or Black Friday fishing, anglers enjoyed some post-Thanksgiving success on Eastern Washington waters.
WDFW Proposes Coastal Winter Steelhead, Salmon Seasons
There was some relief but a lot of bitter disappointment among Washington Coast anglers at WDFW’s proposed winter steelhead and late-timed coho fisheries rolled out at a town hall tonight.
2 NE OR Men Indicted On 29 Wildlife Violations
Oregon State Police fish and wildlife troopers report that a 28-year-old Pendleton man and a 23-year-old from Pilot Rock have been indicted on dozens of counts of unlawful take of big game, wastage, evidence tampering, and other charges.
Real Women Of NW Fishing: Liz Hamilton – Angler, Advocate
Liz Hamilton is first and foremost in love with the outdoor harvest experience of fishing and – perhaps surprising to some – hunting, along with collecting other edible bounty available from the Northwest’s natural world, and it all started for her as a young girl fishing for trout with her father.
48 Would Like To Be Washington Fish And Wildlife Commissioners
At least four dozen people have put their names in to serve on the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, where the terms of three members are up at the end of this year.
Washington Coast Razor Clam Closure Continues
With domoic acid levels exceeding health guidelines on Washington Coast beaches, WDFW announces that the razor clam closure will continue until further notice.
Two Cited In Bull Elk Poaching Case Near Mt. St. Helens
Charges are pending and criminal citations have been issued in the case of two bull elk allegedly killed out of season and in a closed unit in Washington’s South Cascades.
SW WA, Lower Hanford Reach Fishing Report (11-22-22)
Mid-November coho catch stats for select Southwest Washington rivers and the Ringold stretch of the lower Hanford Reach.
Game Management, Columbia Fisheries On WDFW Commission Agenda
Subcommittees of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will talk about an update to WDFW’s game management plans and this season’s Lower Columbia fall Chinook fishery at a pair of meetings next week.
McIsaac To Resign From WA Fish & Wildlife Comm At Year End
Don McIsaac will resign from the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission at the end of his term, this New Year’s Eve, rather than seek reappointment.