SW WA, Lower Columbia River, John Day Pool Fishing Report (3-03-20)
Late February and early March 2020 catch stats for the Lower Columbia, its Southwest Washington tribs and the John Day Pool....
Category: HEADLINES
An Angler’s Dying Wish For Fish Fulfilled
Tuesday was one of the very best days of Diane Sanders’ long life.
It was also one of her last....
Early Highway 97 Work Promising, But State Funding Would Really Reduce Roadkill, Reps Say
As local lawmakers call on fellow legislators to provide $8.7 million next year for phase one of the Safe Passage 97 project, volunteers using donated funds are producing results right now at the Janis Bridge over the Okanogan River....
Groups Urge Washington Legislators To Tap General Fund For WDFW
A broad range of fishing, hunting and other outdoor groups are calling on Washington lawmakers to fully fund WDFW through the General Fund and say that the license fee increase proposed by Governor Jay Inslee is “unlikely” to pass....
The Mountain Goat That Wouldn’t Go
Whatcom County Farmer’s Lassoed Billy Was To Be Part Of 1925’s Olympic Peninsula Introductions There’s goat roping, and then there’s mountain goat roping. Yes, the latter is as much of a cluster as it sounds. (DETAIL, “MOUNTAIN GOAT,” 1951, UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER,...
Lake Sammamish ‘Warm Water Test Fishery’ Netting Raising Questions
Lee Getzewich had heard that there was some gillnetting going on on Lake Sammamish, a water he’s fished for more than 25 years, and it gave him some pause. But believing it to be just a “study,” the Issaquah resident decided...
Recreational Gear Tax To Help Fund WDFW Gets Hearing In Olympia
Washington lawmakers heard all sides during a hearing on a bill that would add a .20 percent tax on certain recreational equipment and clothing over $200 to help fund the upkeep of WDFW-owned fish and wildlife habitat....
WDFW Fee Hike Bills Get Support During Public Hearings, But Concerns Raised Also
Washington lawmakers heard arguments for and not-quite-fully-against on a pair of bills that would increase fishing and hunting license fees by 15 percent during public hearings held late this week....
How Much Of Your WA Fish-Hunt License $$$ Actually Goes To WDFW?
We Washington hunters and anglers don’t all have the best grasp on where our recreational license fees actually go. I will readily admit to that myself — and here I’ve been watching WDFW fairly closely over the past decade and a...
How The 2010 Columbia Spring Chinook Forecast Came About
Reaction to yesterday’s prediction of 470,000 spring Chinook back to the Columbia River in 2010 ranges from “We are going to have a very fun year next year it looks like” to “Even half of the prediction would be very nice!”...
More Wolves, Not Less, Says Seattle
More wolves. Lots more.
WDFW staffers heard that sentiment over and over last night in Seattle during a meeting at REI on the state’s draft management plan, a different tone than previous events in Yakima and Aberdeen....