WDFW Lays Out Initial Washington Coast Steelhead Season Date, Gear Reg Proposals
Washington Coast steelhead managers began fleshing out potential future permanent fishing regulations with the angling public on Thursday night....
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Anderson, Lehmkuhl, Linville Throw Hats In Ring For WDFW Commission Chair, Vice Chair Roles
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will soon have a new chair and vice chair....
What Happened To The 2025 Sockeye Run Headed To Brewster?
While Upper Columbia sockeye runs have been hard to predict, a couple reasons are being eyed for this year's blown forecast....
Lake Wenatchee Opening For Sockeye July 23
With a harvestable surplus coming up stream, Lake Wenatchee will open for sockeye retention next Wednesday, July 23, with a limit of four a day....
Baker Sockeye Forecast Upgraded To 80,000 – Record High
This year's Baker Lake sockeye run is now expected to smash a record set just two years ago....
Chinook Retention To Open On Portion Of Upper Columbia
Washington salmon managers are opening hatchery Chinook retention on the Upper Columbia between Rocky Reach and Wells Dams on a four-day-a-week schedule starting this Wednesday....
2 Upper Columbia Salmon Derbies Cancelled
A pair of Upper Columbia summer salmon derbies have been cancelled due to much lower returns of sockeye than expected and to help keep fishing open for other anglers, but meanwhile WDFW is reported to be considering "bubble" Chinook openers thanks...
WDFW Opens Comment On Coastal Steelhead Rulemaking
WDFW officially announces it is taking input on a proposal to modify fishing regulations for Washington Coast steelhead streams to "better align season dates and structure with the current population status, tribal co-manager agreements, and conservation goals for both winter-run and...
SW WA, Lower Columbia Fishing Report (7-8-25)
Early July 2025 Chinook, steelhead, sockeye and shad catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries....
White House Creates Make America Beautiful Again Commission
The White House has issued an executive order this evening creating a commission charged with looking at how to expand access to public lands for hunting, fishing and other activities, recover fish and wildlife, and conserve national parks and recreational areas....
WDFW Tweaks Upper Columbia, Reach Sockeye Limits, Open Days After Runsize Downgrade
Washington sockeye managers are reducing the daily bag limit and the number of open days on the Columbia from Tri-Cities to the Brewster Pool after a runsize update earlier this week shrank the available quota. Changes begin July 7....
NMFS Agrees To December 1 Deadline For Critical OlyPen Steelhead Finding
The National Marine Fisheries Service has agreed to issue a key Endangered Species Act listing finding on Olympic Peninsula steelhead by December 1, according to documents filed in federal court this week....
Oregon Coast Wild Coho Season Proposals Out; More Days On Some Rivers, No Umpqua Fishery
Oregon Coast wild coho managers have posted their 2025 season proposals, with more time on the water possible on some streams, thanks to a higher forecast than last year, but no fishery on the Umpqua due to low returns, low juvenile...
ODFW To Host Meetings On 2026 Mule Deer Hunting Changes, Big Game Tag Proposals
Learn about 2026 Oregon big game tag proposals and changes to mule deer hunting at a series of meetings ODFW is hosting in the coming weeks....
Federal Dam Agencies To Drop New SEIS On Columbia Hydropower Operations
A pair of federal agencies have filed a notice of intent they will withdraw their plan to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement for hydropower operations on the Columbia River system....
‘Nowhere To Hide’ Patrol Turns Up Shovelfuls Of Geoduck Violations On South Sound Beaches
"Violations were prolific" during a three-day geoduck emphasis patrol on South Puget Sound this spring, according to WDFW Police....