Lower Columbia managers approved a limited mainstem commercial smelt fishery that could help determine whether enough fish are available for recreational anglers to dip their nets as well....
Seven members of the Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commissions will discuss fish and fishery issues on the shared Columbia Wednesday afternoon....
A former WDFW Region 5 information technology staffer who used state gas cards for personal use will do three months in prison and has been ordered to pay nearly $57,000 back to the agency....
Started by a small group of enthusiasts on a mission to save North America’s waterfowl populations and the continent’s strong waterfowling traditions, DU was founded in 1937 during the Great Depression and one of the worst droughts in history....
After a one-year hiatus, Northwest Washington anglers will again be able to fish parts of the vaunted Skagit and Sauk Rivers for wild steelhead, albeit on a pared-back schedule from the last season....
With Lower Columbia managers meeting next Tuesday, January 26, to consider a limited commercial smelt fishery that would help determine if this year's run is strong enough to host a second straight year of recreational dipping in the Cowlitz, here is...
In a part of January that usually sees the kickoff of fishing, hunting and boat show season in the Northwest, event organizers are instead having to continue adjusting to the pandemic....
Starting this month, some Hood Canal volunteer anglers fishing aboard guide boats and along the shore will be reeling in more than just fish – they’ll also contribute to a year-long research project ...
Fishing and environmental organizations are taking federal agencies back to court over deficiencies in their latest plan for managing the impact of the Columbia-Snake hydropower system on listed salmon and steelhead...
Anglers are having some success catching kokanee in Detroit Reservoir lately, thanks in part to the new bonus bag limit of 5 kokanee. But ODFW is also hearing from anglers that targeting kokanee is resulting in quite a few inadvertently hooked...
WDFW held its ground on coastal steelhead restrictions, turning down proposals from Olympic Peninsula guides who yesterday held a rally in Forks to protest the most controversial element – the boat-fishing ban....
Willamette spring Chinook anglers will be able to run a second setup below the falls after the Fish and Wildlife Commission OKed the two-rod validation for this season this morning....
WDFW, in consultation with fishing advisors for Puget Sound, has decided to temporarily close this fishery until later in the season in order to preserve future fishing opportunities and to limit impacts to natural-origin Chinook. ...
As if these times weren't quite polarized enough, there weren't far, far weightier things environmental groups could be working on, and a generalist species that's doing just fine needed any more help, a pro-wolf coalition says they're going to sue over...