Not So Fast That Fishing’s The Reason For Sultan Wild Steelhead Woes
The head of a longtime fishing organization is expressing disappointment with his local utility after it claimed summer angling is the reason wild winter-run steelhead aren’t recovering in part of a popular Western Washington watershed.
Geezers (And Others) Will Now Have To Walk Down To Grand Coulee Fishing Beach
Despite a reported 33 of 34 commenters being opposed to banning parking at Geezer Beach, parking will no longer be allowed at the popular lower Lake Roosevelt bank fishery.
Skagit-Sauk Steelheading Could Be Cut In 2020 With WDFW’s Budget Woes
There may not be a Skagit-Sauk steelhead catch-and-release season next spring due to WDFW’s growing money woes, a “bitter pill” for the anglers who worked for half a decade to reopen the iconic North Cascades waters.
Sheep Pneumonia Kills 11 Okanogan Bighorns; Monitoring Continues
A pneumonia outbreak may have run its course in a herd of Okanogan County bighorn sheep after killing nearly a dozen this past winter, but wildlife managers will keep monitoring the animals.
WDFW Shortfall Grows; Leaders Take Questions During Livestream
Washington fish and wildlife managers are now projecting they will have a $20 million budget shortfall over the coming two years, and it could more than double in the following two.
Loon-loving 8th Grader, Wenatchee Sportsmen, Castle Rock Hunters/Craftsmen Honored For Critter Work
It was ages ago now, but camping and fishing one summer in the eastern Okanogan Highlands I was enthralled to hear the haunting call of loons.
WDFW-WFC Settle Skykomish Summer Steelhead Lawsuit; State Plans New Broodstock Program
Releases of Skamania-strain summer-runs will be ended in the Skykomish River in the coming years following a lawsuit settlement between a highly litigious environmental group and state managers, who are also making a separate bid to replace the fish with locally adapted broodstock.
WDFW Fee Hike Fails, Columbia Endorsement Expires As Lawmakers Pass Budget
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s proposed fee hike failed in the state legislature and the Columbia salmon and steelhead endorsement will expire as lawmakers passed a two-year budget over the weekend.
How To Fish The Lower Skagit For May Spring Chinook
For the first time since the birth of the Kingdome, Seahawks and Microsoft, the lower Skagit will be open for Chinook fishing in May.
Support For Lake Washington Sockeye Restoration Assessment At Meeting
With a show of hands last night in Renton, anglers and others asked a longtime Lake Washington sockeye advocate to request WDFW look into what it would take to recover the salmon stock and restore the fabled metro fishery.
WDFW License Bills Moving Again As End Of Regular Legislative Session Nears
After hibernating for the past two months, WDFW’s fee bills have woken up and are moving again, but what will emerges from the den that is the Washington legislature remains to be seen.
Details Begin To Emerge On Washington’s 2019-20 Salmon Seasons
Washington anglers can expect a mixed bag of salmon fisheries this year with increased coho opportunities in the ocean and the Columbia River, but additional necessary restrictions to protect chinook in Puget Sound.
Westside Pheasant, Sound Steelheading, More At Risk Of Cuts As Lawmakers Consider WDFW Budget
Washington lawmakers are split on how to fund WDFW over the coming two years and patch up a potential $31 million shortfall.
Idaho Hunt Managers Tout 2019 Spring Turkey Prospects
While much of the state experienced deep snowfall in February, the winter was relatively mild until that point, meaning turkeys were not stressed for a long period of time. Add that to the fact that most of the state’s turkey populations were in good shape heading into the winter, and hunters can expect good to very good turkey hunting in the spring of 2019.
Why A Relatively Unknown Washington Lake May Produce The State’s Biggest Tourney Bass
If a WDFW staffer’s analysis of a decade’s worth of bass tournament catches spiked your interest in hitting Lake Osoyoos, we have a few more details to add about it and other hot spots.
Potential 2019 Washington River Salmon Fisheries Posted For Comment
More details are coming out about Washington’s potential 2019 river salmon fisheries and WDFW is looking for public input on them as North of Falcon comes to a boil over the next two weeks.