Tweet Thursday, September 17, 2020 – 7:45 PM MDT Kokanee salmon are landlocked sockeye and popular fish for Idaho anglers, but save for a few rare lakes, they didn’t historically exist in most Idaho waters. So how did they get … Continue reading →
Tweet Each fall, tributaries to the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain are home to salmon returning to spawn. This can make for some exciting fish watching as salmon move upstream and jump or otherwise navigate various obstructions on their way … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – The mainstem Columbia River opens for fall Chinook and coho salmon fishing beginning Saturday, fishery managers announced yesterday. Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington agreed to open the river beginning Saturday, Sept. 19, from Buoy 10 at the … Continue reading →
Tweet Based upon California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) projections of the recreational fall Chinook salmon catch on the Klamath River, anglers will meet the Lower Klamath River adult fall Chinook salmon quota below the Highway 96 Bridge … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens Chinook salmon retention. Species affected: Salmon. Locations, dates, and rules: From the mouth (Buoy 10 line) to the Rocky Point/Tongue Point line: salmon and steelhead: Sept. 9 – Sept. 10: Coho min. size 16 inches. Daily limit two hatchery … Continue reading →
Tweet Dam removals and fish passage construction have opened up new habitat in Maine’s Sheepscot River for sea-run fish, including endangered Atlantic salmon. Atlantic salmon leaps upstream In 2019, we celebrated two habitat restoration milestones on Maine’s Sheepscot River, where fish … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Opens salmon fishery seven days per week; anglers may retain up to two Chinook as part of their two-salmon daily limit. Effective date: Sept. 4, 2020 through Sept. 30, 2020. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 2. Reason for action: Sufficient quota remains for … Continue reading →
TweetSALT LAKE CITY — Autumn brings a lot of beautiful colors to Utah’s landscape, and driving to see the leaves change color is a popular activity for many locals. However, trees aren’t the only things that turn a brilliant shade of … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens additional section of the Snake River for harvest of fall Chinook. Effective date: Sept. 1, 2020 through Oct. 31, 2020. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: From the mouth of the Snake River (Burbank to Pasco railroad bridge at Snake River mile … Continue reading →
TweetTribal co-managers’ support, coupled with increased hatchery production, enables first recreational fishery in 60-plus years OLYMPIA – Years of work by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and treaty tribes to rebuild the North Fork Nooksack River spring … Continue reading →
Tweet Juvenile and adult pink salmon. Photo: NOAA Fisheries. The Pacific Arctic is undergoing a rapid transformation. As temperatures rise and sea ice melts, some species will do better than others. A new study suggests that pink salmon may be one of … Continue reading →
TweetStarting in September and going through November of 2020, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will partner with Washington State University (WSU) on a research project to use drone technology to advance conservation efforts for summer Chinook salmon. … Continue reading →
TweetIdaho opened its fall Chinook Salmon season on August 18 (commission approves fall chinook season). The word has obviously gotten out that Idaho is providing more opportunities to fish for fall Chinook Salmon. I now regularly receive phone calls and … Continue reading →
Tweet Anglers can learn about kokanee salmon thanks to new interpretive signs at Rob Roy Reservoir. The signs describe the kokanee fishery and the Department’s effort to collect eggs for spawning. Magic Catfish Bait … Continue reading →
Tweet For details on regulations, give-away locations and requirements, see the flyer. Magic Catfish Bait … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens a portion of the Snake River for harvest of fall Chinook. Effective date: Aug. 18 through Oct. 31, 2020. Species affected: Chinook Salmon. Location: The Snake River from Clarkston upstream (from the downstream edge of the large power lines crossing the … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens Chinook retention. Effective date: Aug. 27 through Sept. 13, 2020 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Whatcom Creek (Whatcom County), from the mouth (a line from the flashing light at the southwest end of the Port of Bellingham North Terminal to the … Continue reading →
Tweet Weldon Dam on the Penobscot River in Maine. Photo courtesy Brookfield Renewable Power NOAA Fisheries Atlantic salmon researchers have found that Atlantic salmon abundance can increase as more young fish and returning adults survive their encounters with dams. Also, … Continue reading →
TweetAdditional weekend in East Elliot Bay also announced OLYMPIA – Anglers will have an opportunity to keep one additional Chinook salmon as part of their daily limit in three Puget Sound Marine Areas starting Friday, Aug. 7. Washington Department of … Continue reading →
TweetA Fisherman’s Experiment to Use Everything Istarted direct marketing fish I caught my second year of commercial salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska. My wife Sara Hannan and I sold fish off our boat. We also had a local fish processor … Continue reading →
