Tweet Just a reminder that the Fisheries Division has extended the Catch and Release window two weeks, through December 15, as a result of public request and subsequent survey results. Over 2,500 people responded to our survey with 75% indicating that the … Continue reading →
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Tweet Action: Closes chum salmon retention. Effective date: Nov. 28 through Dec. 31, 2019. Species affected: Chum salmon. Locations: The Nooksack River from the Lummi Indian Reservation boundary to the confluence of the North and South Forks. The North Fork Nooksack River … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reopens salmon angling under permanent rule as listed in the 2019-20 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Effective date: Immediately. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Green (Duwamish) River (King Co.), from the mouth (an east-west line extending through the southernmost tip of Harbor … Continue reading →
Tweet Southwest Washington tributary coho fisheries modified Action: Anglers limited to 1 adult coho on lower Cowlitz and lower Kalama Rivers. Release all adult coho on the Lewis River, Cedar Creek (including all tributaries), and Washougal River. Effective date: Nov. … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reopens fishing and requires the release of wild coho. Effective date: Nov. 23, 2019 through Nov. 30, 2019. Species affected: All Species. Locations and salmon rules: Quillayute River, from Olympic National Park Boundary upstream to confluence of Bogachiel and Sol … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Anglers limited to 1 adult coho on lower Cowlitz and lower Kalama Rivers. Release all adult coho on the Lewis River, Cedar Creek (including all tributaries), and Washougal River. Effective date: Nov. 23, 2019 through Dec. 31, 2019. … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reopens salmon angling under permanent rule as listed in the 2019-20 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Effective date: Nov.16, 2019. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Minter Creek (Pierce Co.). Reason for action: Minter Creek Hatchery is now expected to meet hatchery egg-take goals. … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – Coho salmon will have an easier time swimming up the Middle Fork of the Newaukum River near Chehalis this fall, thanks to a project funded by the Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board. This is the … Continue reading →
Tweet Managers now confident Clearwater River steelhead broodstock needs will be met, project surplus of about 1,000 A-run fish On Nov. 15, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission extended the current bag limits for steelhead fishing (one fish per day, … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reopens salmon angling under permanent rule as listed in the 2019-20 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Effective date: Nov.16, 2019. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Minter Creek (Pierce Co.). Reason for action: Minter Creek Hatchery is now expected to meet hatchery egg-take goals. … Continue reading →
Tweet By Brent Beller, Fisheries Technician Friday, October 25, 2019 – 9:49 AM MDT Tracking the lives of thousands of tiny salmon is no easy task. But knowing where they prefer to live and how far they move and survive is … Continue reading →
Tweet Action and rules: Opens retention of coho salmon. Salmon: Min. size 12″. Daily limit 2. Release all salmon other than coho, except release all coho marked with a colored floy (anchor) tag (tags located near dorsal fin). Fishing with … Continue reading →
Tweet Large numbers of North American and European origin Atlantic salmon congregate off the coast of Greenland each summer and autumn to feed, yet only one river is thought to be a spawning site in Greenland. Until recently, little has … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Reopens hatchery coho retention from Tongue Point to the Dalles Dam. Effective date: Oct. 18 through Oct. 31, 2019. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Location: Columbia River, from a line projected from Rocky Point on the Washington bank through Red Buoy … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens hatchery coho retention. Effective dates: October 17 through December 31, 2019. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Wallace River: From the mouth (farthest downstream railroad bridge) to 200 feet upstream of the water intake to the salmon hatchery. Rules: Salmon: Min. size … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Returns salmon daily limits in Marine Area 13 to permanent rules as listed in the 2019-20 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet, allowing anglers to retain up to two coho as part of the salmon daily limit. Maintains coho … Continue reading →
Tweet Fall weather will trigger trout and salmon migrations into Lake Ontario and Lake Erie tributaries, where anglers can experience some of the best trout and salmon fishing in North America. Chinook and coho salmon runs in Lake Ontario … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Closes retention of wild adult Chinook in areas open to salmon fishing. Effective date: Oct. 5, 2019. Species affected: Fall Chinook salmon. Locations and daily limits: A) Snake River from the mouth (Burbank to Pasco railroad bridge at Snake River mile … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Anglers may retain up to 1 adult hatchery Chinook as part of the adult portion of the salmon daily limit. Effective dates: Sept. 21, 2019 through Nov. 30, 2019 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Locations: Green River (Cowlitz County) from the mouth … Continue reading →
