Early season fish counts at the Ballard Locks indicate that the coho return is strong enough to support a recreational fishery for coho salmon in Lake Washington. ...
A poacher shot and gutted an elk then left it to waste in a clear cut in Lincoln County sometime between Aug. 12 and 15. OSP Fish and Wildlife troopers would like to hear from anyone who saw suspicious activity in...
Members of the Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissions will meet this week to receive updates on this year’s Columbia River steelhead run and actions taken to protect the run so far....
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved the first nine razor clam digs of the 2021-22 season, with early-morning digs kicking off beginning this Friday, Sept. 17....
Fishing effort and harvest continues to increase in the Hanford Reach fall salmon fishery. From September 6 through September 12, WDFW staff interviewed anglers from 443 boats (994 anglers) and 113 bank anglers with 360 adult chinook, 26 jacks, and 7...
Early coho salmon returns to the Lewis Hatchery are projected to exceed broodstock collection goals for the Lewis Hatchery programs. Modifying coho fisheries will provide additional fishing opportunities while still meeting program and reintroduction goals....
In response to decreased fire risk and cooler temperatures, wildlife areas managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will reopen to overnight use starting Thursday, Sep. 16. ...
Oregon and Washington fishery managers have decided to re-open a portion of the mainstem Columbia River to retention of fall Chinook and hatchery coho effective this Saturday, Sept. 11. ...
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe, the Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), along with American Rivers, Columbia Riverkeeper, and Trout Unlimited warmly welcome the Services’ decision and view it as a...
There's some good news on Columbia River fall Chinook, coho and steelhead today from fishery managers, though numbers of that last salmonid species are still in the toilet....
This action is taken to provide harvest opportunity for the retention of all returning jack coho as agreed during the 2021-2022 North of Falcon season setting process....
On August 30, 2021, OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers from Roseburg began an investigation from information obtained from an area resident into the potential unlawful take of a trophy class bull elk in Glendale in Douglas County. By September 6, 2021,...
Sec 1 (Bonneville) – 86 bank anglers kept 10 Chinook, five Chinook jacks and released two Chinook, one coho and one steelhead. 91 boats/260 rods kept 36 Chinook, six Chinook jacks, three coho, one coho jack and released three Chinook and...