Tweet CDFW released about 1 million fall run Chinook Salmon smolts into the Feather River at the Boyd’s Pump Launch facility. This experimental in-river release will provide fisheries biologists an important opportunity to study how fish respond under specific environmental … Continue reading →
Tweet RIDGEFIELD – Smelt are running up the Cowlitz River, but not in substantial enough numbers to justify a fishery this year, according to state fish managers. In late January, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) projected … Continue reading →
Tweet A fish kill affecting adult rainbow smelt is ongoing in portions of the upper half of Lake Sakakawea. Dave Fryda, Missouri River System fisheries supervisor for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, said the cause of the die-off … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – For the first time in five years, the Cowlitz River will not open to smelt dipping. A commercial test fishery conducted last month in the Columbia River showed that area smelt abundance is too low to warrant … Continue reading →
Tweet ASHLAND, Wis. – As proud father Dave Derusha explains it, one of the great things about fishing on Lake Superior’s Chequamegon Bay is that you never know quite what you’ll catch. Tanner Derusha, age 9, and his hook and … Continue reading →
Tweet New Angling Regulations on Lake George Allow Smelt Fishing by Hook & Line Only Dip-netting is prohibited The new regulations for smelt fishing in Lake George are: Smelt season is closed from April 1 to May 15 Use or … Continue reading →
Tweet VANCOUVER, Wash. – State fishery managers approved a limited sport fishery for smelt on the Cowlitz River for Saturday, Feb. 25. Under this year’s rules, a portion of the Cowlitz River will be open to recreational dip netting along … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will no longer release hatchery-reared steelhead in the Grays River to help preserve the wild steelhead population near the mouth of the Columbia River. The Chinook River, which flows … Continue reading →
Tweet VANCOUVER, Wash. – Anticipating a return of 299,200 adult spring chinook salmon, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today set this year’s initial fishing season to run through April 9 on the lower Columbia River. In addition, representatives from … Continue reading →
