Washington’s Rifle Deer Season Wrapping Up
Washington’s 2019 general rifle deer season is just about a wrap, with only hours worth of hunting time left in the state’s northeast corner for whitetails.
It’s Public Comment Season In The P.N.W.: Sea Lions, Wolves, Grizzlies
As one public comment period closed last week, two others important to Northwest sportsmen will end soon as well.
WDFW Says 2016 DOI Opinion On Skokomish Border ‘Factually And Legally Deficient’
Washington state salmon managers are appealing to the Department of the Interior to set aside a 2016 opinion that has kept sport anglers from fishing the lower Skokomish for plentiful Chinook and coho for four years.
Rifle Hunter Numbers, Success Down At Okanogan, NE WA Game Checks
If you hunted Okanogan County or Northeast Washington this past weekend and got a deer, tip of the hat, as success rates for the rifle opener were just in the 12 to 16 percent range.
Money Minnow Season Wraps Up With Cathlamet, New Angler On Top
The 2019 pikeminnow sport reward season wrapped up early last week and it featured a pair of surprises.
Rough Days At Sea Series I: High Pressure At The High Spot
About 10 years back, I had a friend named Jim who was running a guide service on the ocean. It usually was for rockfish and he only ran out a few miles from the safety of the bar and the inner bay.
Northwest Fishing Derbies Contracting, Expanding With Times
As organizers of a Thanksgiving-week-long steelhead derby are cancelling their event, fishing for different species is being added to a salmon series. Signs of the times?
Washington 2019 Rifle Deer Season Prospects
With Washington’s general rifle buck season looming large in hunters’ minds, it’s time to check in with Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists for what they are forecasting for districts spread across the state.
Record Oregon Albacore Catch But Smaller Tuna Too
As Oregon’s recreational albacore fishery has hit new highs this summer, the size of the tuna also appears to be the lowest it’s been over the last decade and a half.
2019 Idaho Elk, Mule Deer, Whitetail Hunting Forecast
Idaho deer and elk hunters should see good to excellent hunting for elk and white-tailed deer, and average mule deer hunting in 2019, but that’s likely to vary by location across the state.
2019 Oregon Deer And Elk Hunting Prospects
Some Oregon hunters have already notched their tags, as bow deer and elk as well as controlled pronghorn seasons opened in August, but the bulk of the Beaver State’s deer and elk chasers are chomping at the proverbial bit for their hunts to begin.
NOAA Warning Of New Blob Off Northwest Coast
Federal oceanographers say a new Blob has formed in the North Pacific off the Northwest Coast in recent months and is already second in size to the one earlier this decade that hit salmon and other marine life hard
Thoughts On Fishing For Pink Salmon In A Warm River
With water temperatures running in the less-than-salmon-friendly mid-60-degree-range on the Duwamish River this week, I’ve been trying to be mindful of how long I’ve played and how long I’ve fished for humpies the last few days.
Curlew Lake SP, Ferry Co. Serve Up Family Fun, Good Fishing
How peaceful and restful is a week at Northeast Washington’s Curlew Lake? Well, if you’re a guard dog that is tuckered out from all the swimming, trail running, fetching sticks and more you’ve done, you’ll sleep so soundly you won’t even hear the deer sneaking up on you.
Pelagic Magic: Bluefin, Yellowtail Join Albacore Off Washington Coast
This was probably one of the most exciting days I’ve had in quite some time on the tuna grounds.
Study Shows 74 Percent Loss Of Columbia Tidal Wetlands, 85 Percent Up And Down West Coast
The report, published in PLOS ONE, also highlights forgotten estuary acreage that might now be targeted for restoration.