TweetOLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to various ocean beaches for a seven-day opening beginning Friday, Feb. 15. The dig extends over a long weekend and provides a Saturday digging opportunity at Long Beach. State shellfish managers with the … Continue reading →
Tweet It’s free to fish, crab or clam in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16-17 of President’s Day Weekend. During these two days, no fishing licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement) are … Continue reading →
TweetI am pleased that the United States and Canada reached a new agreement on a coast wide Pacific halibut quota on Feb. 1, at the International Pacific Halibut Commission meeting in Victoria, Canada. The new quota of 38.61 million pounds … Continue reading →
Tweet Temperatures are warming, birds are singing, and spring chinook salmon will soon be moving into the lower Columbia River from the ocean. Spring is still a ways off, but February offers plenty of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. State … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Re-opens to fishing for hatchery steelhead and other gamefish as listed in 2018/2019 Washington Sport Fishing Pamphlet. Effective date: Immediately through Feb. 15, 2019. Species affected: Hatchery steelhead and other gamefish. Location: North Fork Stillaguamish River, from the mouth of French Creek upstream … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – For the second year in a row, anglers will get the chance to chase wild steelhead during a catch-and-release fishery beginning Feb. 1 on the Skagit and Sauk rivers. State and tribal co-managers recently agreed to move forward … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Reduces the daily limit for salmon to one fish. Effective date: Feb. 2 through April 30, 2019. Species affected: Salmon. Locations: Marine areas 8-1 (Deception Pass, Hope Island, Skagit Bay) and 8-2 (Port Susan and Port Gardner). Reason for action: Based on current catch … Continue reading →
Tweet We’re getting really good reports of winter steelhead fishing throughout the mainstem Umpqua. River forks in the South Coos and Millicoma basins were back in shape over the weekend and steelhead fishing conditions are good. The Coquille is a … Continue reading →
TweetODFW biologists and local anglers will offer tips and tricks for winter steelhead fishing from the banks of the Chetco, Sixes, Coquille, Siuslaw and Tillamook (locations subject to change). To catch the action, follow MyODFW on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 2019 trout stocking schedule … Continue reading →
TweetRazor clam diggers can return to various ocean beaches for a three-day opening beginning Friday, Feb. 1. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig on evening low tides after marine toxin tests … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Change the daily limit on steelhead to one hatchery fish. Anglers must stop fishing for steelhead once they reach the daily limit. Effective date: Immediately through April 15, 2019. Species affected: Steelhead. Location: Grande Ronde River: From mouth to the Washington/Oregon state … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Reopens the Skykomish and Wallace rivers to fishing as described in the 2018-2019 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. The Wallace River will also be open from 200 feet downstream to 200 feet upstream of the salmon hatchery water intake with … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Changes the daily limit on steelhead to one hatchery fish. Anglers must stop fishing for steelhead once they reach the daily limit. Effective date: Immediately through March 31, 2019. Species affected: Steelhead. Location: Snake River from the mouth (Burbank to Pasco railroad bridge … Continue reading →
TweetGet a jump on planning your 2019 trout fishing adventures. The 2019 weekly trout stocking schedule is now posted on MyODFW.com. Best bets for weekend fishing There’s a mix of both hatchery and wild steelhead in the Clackamas and Sandy Rivers. Winter … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – The next round of evening razor clam digs will run Jan. 17-21 at various ocean beaches, including the first opening of the season at Kalaloch. State shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – Up to 2.75 million fall chinook fry are headed to the Minter Creek Hatchery in Pierce County in an effort to replace salmon lost during a Dec. 14 power outage at the facility. The Washington Department of … Continue reading →
Tweet For Washingtonians, the start of the new year is a great time to hunt for waterfowl, fish for steelhead, and enjoy the annual spectacle of bald eagles, snow geese, elk, bighorn sheep and other wintering wildlife. But weather is … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Returns Drano Lake to permanent rule. Effective date: Jan. 1, 2019. Species affected: All species. Location: In the waters downstream of markers on a point of land downstream and across from Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery and upstream of the Highway … Continue reading →
TweetWe are pleased to celebrate 10 years of our Fishing for Energy partnership! This public-private partnership is a collaboration between the NOAA Marine Debris Program, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Covanta, and Schnitzer Steel Industries that prevents and reduces the impacts of derelict … Continue reading →
TweetAction: The daily limit of salmon is one. Effective date: Jan. 1 through March 31, 2019. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton). Reason for action: Based on abundance estimates, there is not sufficient salmon available to maintain a fishery though the planned … Continue reading →
