Mid-April 2023 spring Chinook and steelhead catch stats for Southwest Washington's Cowlitz, Kalama, Lewis, Wind and Klickitat Rivers and Drano Lake....
“When I think of an RMEF volunteer, what I think about is our greatest asset this organization has,” said Kyle Weaver, RMEF president and CEO. “They give us the most valuable thing they have which is their time. And there’s nothing...
Skykomish River anglers will only be able to count on three days to catch hatchery summer Chinook and steelhead late next month below the Wallace, as any fishing after that will depend on the results of an in-season update....
Oregon angler Ryan Mejaski released a 33.5-inch-long, 26-inch-around bull trout from Lake Billy Chinook that maxed out a 25-pound scale, meaning it could have been at least 2 pounds bigger than the standing state record....
Oregon wildlife managers say they're evaluating evidence collected from a man who claims to have been attacked by a wolf near Gold Hill earlier this week, but have been unable to gain permission from the private landowner to access the site...
This year's smelt run is continuing with its surprises, with fish being reported this week in the Kalama, where a pod of hungry sea lions has also gathered....
Idaho wildlife managers report that at least 24 of 442 deer lethally removed during chronic wasting disease sampling between Lewiston and Cascade have tested positive for the always-fatal condition....
Oregon steelhead managers are holding an April 18 webinar to talk about this year's poor summer-run expectations for tributaries above Bonneville, what it means under newer "fishery frameworks" guiding seasons and more....
Public comment is now open on the draft of a controversial new conservation policy for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, a document with "hot buttons in every paragraph," as one of its primary writers has acknowledged....
Oregon wildlife managers will hold a mid-April virtual meeting about revisions to the state Mule Deer Management Plan, including "management based on more biologically meaningful herd ranges," as well as distribution, biology, ecology and objectives and goals....
No surprise, but Washington's wolf population rose yet again over the past year, marking the 14th straight year of growth, including a first pack in the South Cascades, "a fundamental leap forward" towards reaching state recovery goals....
Here are more specific details on 2023-24 Puget Sound saltwater and Columbia River summer and fall salmon fisheries following Thursday evening's announcement from WDFW that seasons had been tentatively set....