An invasive European green crab has been found in central Hood Canal, the first discovery in the fjord and the furthest south in Washington's inland seas the species has been found so far....
WDFW is taking public comment over the next five weeks on a proposal to allow hunters to take a second mountain lion "in the areas where monitoring has shown a high level of cougar predation on elk calves in the Blue...
ODFW is confirming that hatchery summer steelhead smolts will be released into the North Umpqua system after a judge yesterday granted a preliminary injunction to do so. It follows a Fish and Wildlife Commission decision last month to end the program...
There appear to be developments today on the North Umpqua hatchery steelhead program that the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted last month to terminate....
Spring Chinook anglers will be able to fish all but one day between now and the start of summer king season on the Lower Columbia, as well as two days in the gorge pools in late May, as state managers today...
WDFW is calling for nominations to fill four vacant positions on its Wolf Advisory Group and is specifically looking for stakeholders representing hunters, Northeast Washington ranchers, and "at large" interests....
ODFW reports several Canada goose goslings from a Eugene park are the first wild birds in the state to test positive for the new strain of avian flu, with other sick and dead waterfowl also reported there....
Northwest fishery managers announce the opening of spring Chinook in Oregon's Hells Canyon, where the catch is mostly expected to be jacks, and sturgeon retention in Lake Roosevelt for the sixth straight year thanks to successful hatchery programs....
This discovery could be bad news for Oregon's native signal crayfish – Northern crayfish are much more aggressive. And as omnivores, they can prey on signal crayfish, the eggs of salmon and steelhead, and consume native vegetation....
Presented "additional information" from local tribes, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to hold a special meeting regarding their late April decision to terminate a popular hatchery summer steelhead program on the North Umpqua....
The mandate to conserve Washington's fish and wildlife while maximizing angling and hunting opportunities is among the topics Fish and Wildlife Commission members will talk about at a get-together next week....
Spring Chinook fishing will reopen on the Lower Columbia starting tomorrow, Thursday, May 12, and run through at least Sunday, May 22, as well as June 4-15, Washington and Oregon managers decided this morning....
Columbia River managers will mull a recommendation from ODFW and WDFW staffers to reopen spring Chinook fishing on the Columbia below Bonneville for a total of 22 days and starting as early as Thursday, May 12....
With a large return of spring Chinook expected back to Icicle Creek, state fishery managers announce that salmon angling will open on the Leavenworth area stream May 16....
ODFW is hosting a family fishing event May 14 at Sheridan Pond, which will be stocked with rainbows and there will be rods, reels and bait to catch 'em with, or you can bring your own gear....
