Fallen Early 1900s Oregon Game Warden’s Name Added To National LEO Memorial In DC
The name of Oregon Fish and Game Commission warden Arthur S. Hubbard, shot and killed in December 1914 while serving a search warrant in Jackson County for an alleged game violation, has been inscribed in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall.
WDFW Extends Special Permit Application Period By A Week
A shipping delay affecting delivery of Washington’s 2026 big game hunting pamphlets has led to an extension of the special hunting permit application period to May 27.
Ice Harbor Dam Tailrace To Open For 2 Days Of Spring Chinook Fishing
The Snake River below Ice Harbor Dam will open May 20-21 for spring Chinook fishing, while May 15 and 19 will be the last chances to get after the salmon below Little Goose Dam, WDFW announced following this week’s runsize update.
WDFW Lays Out Impacts From Lawmakers’ $14.4 Million In New Cuts To Its Budget
Another round of heavy state budget cuts from state lawmakers could lead to reduced opportunities on important North Sound salmon rivers, coastal razor clam beaches and Cowlitz smelt dipping.
Sharp Increase In Lake Washington Northern Pike Catches Raises Fears Of Breeding Population
Very grim news for Lake Washington salmon and those working to revive and protect its fish and fisheries.
More Columbia Springer Fishing Coming Below, Above Bonneville
Fishing for spring Chinook will reopen on the Columbia River above and below Bonneville this weekend and next, state salmon managers decided on a conference call this afternoon.
Northeast Oregon Creek Again Opens For Springers, This Time With Bait Allowed
For the fifth year in a row, Lookingglass Creek, a tributary on Oregon’s side of the Grande Ronde River, will open for hatchery spring Chinook, and for the first time bait will be allowed.
SW WA, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (5-11-26)
Early May 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead and sturgeon catch stats for Southwest Washington’s Cowlitz, Kalama, Lewis Wind and Klickitat Rivers and Drano Lake, and Oregon’s lower Willamette River.
ODFW Hosting Open House As It Develops 2027-29 Budget Request To Legislature
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials will host a second public open house on its 2027-29 budget request on the afternoon of Tuesday, May 12, in-person and streamed online.
SW WA, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (5-6-26)
Late April and early May 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead and sturgeon catch stats for select Southwest Washington tributaries and the lower Willamette River.
Botulism Outbreak At Rearing Pond Leads To Large Loss Of Rainbow Trout
Nearly 167,000 rainbow trout had to be sent to a private landfill instead of local lakes earlier this week due to an outbreak of botulism in their rearing pond at a WDFW hatchery in Mason County.
OSP Wildlife Troopers Looking For Info On Who Shot Mule Deer Doe
Fish and wildlife troopers are investigating the shooting of a Northeast Oregon deer with apparent crossbow bolts sometime in mid-April. The deer was tranquilized and a bolt was removed from it while another one is believed to have fallen out.
Tables Show Tentative Columbia Summer, Fall Salmon, Steelhead Season Info
The two-page “cheat sheet” distills what came out of PFMC/North of Falcon negotiations last month into an easier-to-read format that outlines river stretch, Chinook, coho, sockeye and steelhead season dates, and daily limits during the subperiods of the fishery.
Continent-wide Critter Agency Group Applauds Oregon Bill Funding Fish, Wildlife Work
The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies is calling Oregon state lawmaker’s recent passage of a 1.25 percent increase in the lodging tax “historic legislation” and a “landmark moment for conservation.”
SW WA, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (4-27-26)
Late April 2026 spring Chinook, steelhead and sturgeon catch stats select Southwest Washington tributaries and the lower Willamette River.
As Asotin Creek Moves In, WDFW Considers Moving Gun Range Out
WDFW is taking public comments on a plan to permanently shut down a Southeast Washington shooting range due to the cost to move a creek that is flooding the facility. No replacement sites have been identified, and WDFWF plans to replant the area with willows and cottonwoods.