THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishery managers today announced regulations for the state’s 2025-26 coastal steelhead season. Most major steelhead fishing areas are scheduled to...
Anybody who's ever been around a Northwest stream in fall can tell when the salmon are in just by the stench of washed-up, decomposing fish, but a new study shows that the presence of genetic material from ones still swimming upstream...
Less than two weeks after striking out on a request for Washington wolves to help fuel his state's voter-mandated reintroduction effort, Jeff Davis has "stepped down" as the director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife and is taking another role in state...
John Keizer, Tom Nelson, Paul Kim, Tommy Donlin and other expert anglers will lead fishing seminars at the January 30-February 7, 2026, Seattle Boat Show, organizers announced today....
WDFW reports a new confirmation of chronic wasting disease in a buck harvested in the same area where the always-fatal deer family disease was confirmed in three whitetails last year....
“We solved this case thanks to the tenacity of Officer McOmber and the contact he made with Pratt,” said WDFW Police Captain Dan Chadwick. “This is just another example of our officers’ commitment to thorough investigations. In this case the officer...
Fresh fall stockers. Free fishing. Both are on tap next week as WDFW and ODFW provide anglers late-season opportunities to get outdoors and on the water. Below are press releases from both agencies outlining Washington’s Black Friday releases and Oregon’s post-Thanksgiving...
NWTF volunteers and WDFW teamed up to enhance wildlife habitat on the Yakima Valley's Sunnyside Wildlife Area – where they also spotted 60 to 60 of the big upland birds, "an encouraging reminder of the value of this work."...
WDFW provides more details on its new digital licensing app for fishermen and hunters to carry on their phones and which will launch for the 2026 license year, which begins April 1....
Colorado will have to look for wolves elsewhere for its voter-mandated reintroduction after the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 8-1 that it couldn't approve the request for up to 15 wolves right now....
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Saturday morning will discuss a request to supply up to 15 wolves to Colorado for year three of that state's voter-mandated reintroduction program....
Washington hunters and anglers will soon be able to begin storing their licenses and tags as well as reporting their catches and kills on their smartphone, just like Oregon sportsmen have for several years....
Here's a list of lakes and ponds across Washington being stocked with rainbow trout to 3 pounds and 17 inches for fishing over the long Thanksgiving weekend....
