The first salmon seen in Oregon's Klamath Basin since 1912 was spotted in a trib earlier this week by state biologists following the removal of four downstream dams lower down in the watershed, and was hailed as "an exciting and historic...
A public boat launch on the lower Snoqualmie River that's provided access to the upper Snohomish and its popular coho and pink salmon fisheries for decades may be acquired by the Tulalip Tribes in the near future, a move that will...
In a 5-4 decision, the Washington State Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that a Fish and Wildlife Commission member couldn't hold another appointive position at the same time, a victory for a national sportsmen's organization which had sued over...
ODFW and RMEF teamed up to add another 1,073 acres to Northeast Oregon's Minam Wildlife Area, which now covers just over 26 square miles of high-quality landscape....
Early to mid-October 2024 Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia, select Southwest Washington tributaries and the Hanford Reach....
The number of harvested big game animals checked at far Eastern Washington chronic wasting disease sampling stations on opening weekend of the state's general rifle deer season continues to rise, according to stats released by WDFW today....
A look toward possible winter 2024-25 Washington Coast steelhead fisheries, a glance back at last season and details on a one-year boat fishing study are all on the docket for a WDFW virtual meeting with anglers and others the evening of...
Featuring a new concrete boat launch, paved approach and ADA loading ramp, along with other updates and restoration work, the Headquarters Unit of the Skagit Wildlife Area is reopening this Friday ahead of the start of waterfowl season on the popular...
Stocking young Chinook in a bad location led to the deaths of all 37,600 of the fish on an Oregon Coast slough, ODFW acknowledged in a joint statement with the Coquille Indian Tribe....
Early October and late September 2024 Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for the Lower Columbia, select Southwest Washington tributaries and the Hanford Reach....
The large fishkill seen last fall below Green Peter Reservoir was the likely death knell for the Willamette Valley impoundment's popular kokanee fishery as court-ordered drawdowns for ESA-listed native stocks continue this year....
Summarizing her testimony to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission since her farewell address in March 2023, former member Kim Thorburn argues the body endlessly splits hairs over process, delays necessary actions, interferes with WDFW biologists' and managers' work and arrives...
Washington game wardens only recently began wearing body cams, but newly released footage adds more details to a late-night break-in last weekend at a salmon hatchery on the Cowlitz River while providing a you-are-there sense of what goes into policing the...
This weekend marks the start of the first of the Northwest's three primary general deer seasons as Oregon riflemen take the field in search of bucks, followed by Idaho then Washington later in October, so what can deer hunters expect?...
The body of fishing guide Michael Shufeldt was found yesterday morning in the Columbia Gorge 1.75 miles downstream from where he and his boat went down last Wednesday after taking a large wave over the stern....
