Snoho, Sky, Snoqualmie Opening For Coho
Coho fishing will open Saturday on the Snohomish, Skykomish and Snoqualmie Rivers, thanks to runs coming in above expectations, WDFW announces.
WDFW Commission Hears NE WA Ungulate, Predator Concerns
Northeast Washington hunters, ranchers, local residents and elected officials talked to the Fish and Wildlife Commission today about rising predator numbers and declining ungulate numbers.
Washington Coast Salmon Rivers To Reopen In 2 Phases
Salmon fishing will reopen on Washington Coast rivers in two phases in the coming days, starting with streams from the Humptulips south.
Area 11 Blackmouth Fishery Only Open Sun- Weds
When the encounter-limited winter blackmouth season opens on Marine Area 11 November 1, fishing will only be allowed Sunday-Wednesday each week “to extend the season as long as possible,” WDFW announces.
Washington Cougars Really, Really Don’t Like Wolves
At least four GPS-collared Washington wolves have been killed by cougars in the last nine years, a rate higher than seen in the Northern Rockies over a data set twice as long.
OSU Vet Lab Partners With ODFW On Faster, Wider CWD Testing
Oregon State University details a one-year grant that will enable ODFW wildlife managers to send samples collected from deer to an OSU lab instead of out of state for chronic disease wasting testing.
Washington CWD Advisory Council Applicants Sought
WDFW is seeking applicants for a new Chronic Wasting Disease Advisory Council that will advise Director Kelly Susewind on implementing the agency’s CWD Management Plan and provide input for a UW social science research project.
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (10-24-22)
Mid-October 2022 coho, Chinook and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select tributaries.
OR Coast Coho ‘Recovery In Reach’: NMFS 5-year Review
Five-year reviews of six ESA-listed Lower Columbia, Ozette Lake and Oregon Coast salmon and steelhead stocks maintained ESA listings for all, but also found the Beaver State’s Pacific coho “stand out as a bright spot” and could be “within reach” of recovery.
Washington Coast Winter Steelhead Forecasts Out
Washington wild steelhead managers expect coastal runs to continue an overall slow rebound from rock bottom this coming winter and spring, but four rivers are forecast to remain below escapement goals and might be closed, if recent seasons are any indication.
Coho Rule Changes For Wallace, Skagit, Cascade, Dungeness
Coho fishing has been extended on the Skagit and Cascade Rivers, while with rain finally in the forecast, the Wallace, Dungeness and Gray Wolf Rivers are reopening to angling for silvers.
Next Round Of Washington Razor Clam Digs Starts Oct. 24
WDFW shellfish managers announce that the next round of razor clam digging at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, and Copalis beaches will run October 24-30.
WDFW Reformists Delete Convention Agenda, Other Details
After building a website for a two-day “Washington Fish & Wildlife Management Reform Convention” today and tomorrow on Vashon Island – outlining what it was about, the agenda, accommodations, meal plans, social activities and more – organizers abruptly deleted all the information overnight.
Reforming WDFW Subject Of Midweek Convention
What’s being billed as the “inaugural Washington Fish & Wildlife Management Reform Convention” kicks off tomorrow at noon on Vashon Island and it features some of WDFW’s fiercest courtroom and management opponents, free vegan food and a chance to hobnob with a powerful state lawmaker.
WA Rifle Deer Season Starts Out Hot – Well, Temperature-wise
It was summer for the opening weekend of Washington’s rifle deer season, but some hunters did tag bucks, and the good news is that conditions will turn decidedly more fall-like in a few days, cooling the state, dampening the ground and knocking leaves off trees.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Hanford Fishing Report (10-18-22)
Mid-October 2022 catch stats for coho, steelhead, sturgeon and fall Chinook on the Lower Columbia and its Southwest Washington tributaries.