Tweet Effective date: Immediately through Jan. 31, 2021. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Palix River, from the Hwy. 101 Bridge to the mouth of the Middle Fork Rule: Salmon; min. size 12”. Daily limit 1. Release wild Chinook. Single-point barbless hooks required. Night closure in … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Marine Area 8-1 and Marine Area 8-2 will open on October 10 for winter recreational crabbing. Crabbing will be allowed seven days a week through December 31. Effective date: October 10 Species affected: Dungeness, red rock, and Tanner crab. Location: Marine Area 8-1 … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Extends retention of hatchery coho salmon. Species affected: Coho salmon. Effective date and Locations: Lewis River, from the mouth to Colvin Creek: Oct. 16 through Dec. 31, 2020. Lewis River, from Colvin Creek to the overhead powerlines below Merwin Dam: Oct. 16 through Oct. 31 and … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Increases the adult salmon daily limit to two hatchery fish. Effective date: Oct. 16 through Dec. 31, 2020 Species affected: Hatchery salmon. Location: Washougal River, from the mouth to the bridge at Salmon Falls Rule: The salmon daily limit is 6; up to … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Opens retention of hatchery fall Chinook. Effective date: Oct. 16 through Dec. 31, 2020. Species affected: Hatchery Chinook salmon. Locations and salmon rules: Cowlitz River, from the mouth to the posted markers below the Barrier Dam. Rule: Salmon min. size 12”. Daily limit 6, up to … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Increases the adult Chinook daily limit to two hatchery fish. Effective date: Oct. 3 through Dec. 31, 2020 Species affected: Hatchery Chinook salmon Location: Washougal River, from the mouth to the bridge at Salmon Falls. Rule: Min. size 12″. Daily limit 6 fish. Up to 2 adults may be … Continue reading →
Tweet Corrects location to begin at County Rd. Bridge Action: Changes the steelhead daily limit to two hatchery fish. Effective date: September 1, 2020, until further notice. Species affected: Steelhead Location: Grande Ronde River from County Rd. Bridge (approx. 2.5 miles upstream of the … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Opens angling for and retention of hatchery steelhead. Effective date: Oct. 3, 2020 through Oct. 31, 2020 Species affected: Hatchery steelhead. Location: Drano Lake. Rule: Salmon and steelhead: Daily limit is 6 fish, of which no more than 1 may be an adult salmon or hatchery … Continue reading →
TweetSome of Washington’s most popular hunting seasons get underway in October, when hunters take to the field for deer, elk, ducks, geese, and other game birds. Meanwhile, anglers are catching salmon in areas of Puget Sound, while razor clam digs … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Opens retention of Coho salmon. Species affected: Salmon. Revised Columbia River areas, effective dates, and rules: Priest Rapids Dam to Rock Island Dam: Oct. 1 through Oct. 15, 2020. Daily limit six (6) salmon. Up to two (2) may be adult Chinook … Continue reading →
Tweet Oysters grow at a Washington oyster farm in “flip bags” at low tide. High tide submerges the bags and floats attached to each one raise them in the water column. Photo by Northwest Fisheries Science Center. The underwater video … Continue reading →
Tweet Hunting, fishing and wildfire dangerGet the latest updates on access, closures, impacts With the extreme season in Oregon, hunters and anglers should check ahead about possible closures, restrictions and cancellations. We are updating access conditions as we can … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Increase daily limit of adipose clipped hatchery coho in areas of the mainstem Skagit River open to coho fishing. Effective date: Immediately through Oct. 31. Species affected: Coho Location: Skagit River (Skagit Co.) from the mouth to the Cascade River Road bridge in … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens retention of coho salmon. Effective date: One hour before official sunrise on Oct. 1, through one hour after official sunset on Nov. 30, 2020. Species affected: Coho salmon. Locations: 1) From the closure signs located 800 feet upstream of the … Continue reading →
TweetAction: Increases the adult salmon daily limit to 2 hatchery salmon. Effective date: Oct. 3, 2020 through Nov. 30, 2020. Species affected: Chinook and Coho salmon. Locations: Toutle River, from the mouth to the forks. North Fork Toutle River, from the mouth to … Continue reading →
Tweet Governor Jay Inslee proclaims October Seafood Month OLYMPIA / SEATTLE – Consumers have long had access to local Washington seafood through their favorite grocer or farmers market, but this October the state is celebrating Seafood Month by recognizing the … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens the Yakima River to fishing for salmon. Effective date: Thursday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. Species affected: Chinook and coho salmon. Location: From the Hwy. 240 bridge in Richland (river mile 2.1) to the Grant Avenue Bridge in Prosser (river mile 47.0) approximately 1,000 feet downstream … Continue reading →
Tweet Several marine areas of Puget Sound will reopen for recreational crab fishing on Oct. 1, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. Waters reopening to sport crabbing Oct. 1 include marine areas 4 (Neah Bay, east of … Continue reading →
Tweet Chinook smolts have lost access to freshwater habitat. Photo: Rachel Johnson, NOAA Fisheries/University of California, Davis The manipulation of rivers in California is jeopardizing the resilience of native Chinook salmon. It compresses their migration timing to the point that … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens Marine Areas 1 (Ilwaco/Chinook) and Marine Area 2 (Westport) on Sept. 28 and 29, and Marine Area 3 (La Push), Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay), and Marine Areas 5-10 (Puget Sound) on Sept. 27, 28 and 29. These … Continue reading →
