Tweet OLYMPIA – With low numbers of wild steelhead projected to return to the Skagit Basin, fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today that the Skagit steelhead catch-and-release fishery will not open this … Continue reading →
Tweet One of the broadest generalizations used to group fish is whether a given species occurs in freshwater or saltwater. When anglers draw this distinction, they are thinking of what fish species will be available for them to catch where … Continue reading →
Tweet Enjoy Iowa’s natural landscapes fishing Iowa’s rivers and streams this fall. A unique angling challenge is hidden around every bend. “You are never far from one of Iowa’s many rivers,” said Greg Gelwicks, Iowa DNR interior rivers research biologist. … 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 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: Reduces the daily limit to one hatchery steelhead in the Snake River and requires release of steelhead 28 inches or greater in length downstream of the Couse Creek Boat Ramp. Anglers must cease fishing after steelhead or adult … Continue reading →
Tweet Fishing Is Fine on the White Bull Shoals Lake is finally looking close to its normal level for this time of year, and the Army Corps of Engineers is easing up some on the water release from the dam … Continue reading →
Tweet After NMFS approval, anglers should be aware of new area openings, changes to possession limits On Friday, Aug. 30, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) approved the Idaho Department of Fish and Game’s fall Chinook fishery permit, and anglers … Continue reading →
Tweet The #ProtectMaldivesSeagrass campaign, headed by the Blue Marine Foundation and the Maldives Underwater Initiative (MUI) at Six Senses Laamu, has so far convinced more than 25 percent of resorts in the Maldives to protect their seagrass meadows. Charles Clover, executive … Continue reading →
Tweet Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently launched the second year of the largest artificial reef expansion in New York State history. The State deployed materials that will create new marine habitat at Fire Island Reef as part of an ongoing initiative to … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Opens the lower Chehalis under permanent rules, as listed in pamphlet. Effective date: Aug. 1, 2019. Species affected: All species. Location: Chehalis River, from the mouth (Highway 101 Bridge in Aberdeen) to the South Elma Bridge (Wakefield Road). Reason for action: Staggered … Continue reading →
Tweet After restoring tidal flow to the Skokomish River estuary, natural channels begin forming again. For decades, human activity blocked salmon, steelhead, and other species from accessing their habitat in Washington’s Skokomish River estuary. In recent years, a collaborative partnership … Continue reading →
Tweet June, 2019 The Mighty Mississippi! Did you know the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has been conducting standardized fish, vegetation and water quality sampling of the Mississippi River annually for nearly 30 years? Since … Continue reading →
Tweet After monitoring low Chinook counts over the Columbia and Snake River dams, Idaho Fish and Game fisheries managers have decided to not propose a summer Chinook fishing season on the South Fork of the Salmon River and due to … Continue reading →
Tweet Funding Will Enhance Hudson River Access New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that $750,000 was awarded for three projects to help the villages of Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown increase storm resiliency and … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Revises the list of waters where barbless hooks are now voluntary for salmon and steelhead directed fisheries in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 to Chief Joseph Dam, and Columbia River tributaries from Buoy 10 to McNary … Continue reading →
Tweet The StriperFest fishing competition is one of countless recreational opportunities on the Cape Fear River.k Fish rely on healthy habitats to eat, grow, and reproduce—but habitats benefit people, too. When NOAA works to restore habitat for fish, we also … Continue reading →
Tweet Starting in mid-June, youth crews from the Idaho Conservation Corp will be camping at the Clark Fork Drift Yard while they assist Fish and Game in seeding, planting, weeding and monitoring efforts in the delta. Three crews are expected … Continue reading →
Tweet The 2019 population estimate for Box Canyon, a section of the Henry’s Fork, shows almost 5,000 rainbow trout per mile To determine the number of trout in the Box Canyon section, Idaho Fish and Game biologists recently conducted the annual … Continue reading →
Tweet OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), along with a consortium of state and tribal partners, today submitted an expanded application to lethally remove California and Steller sea lions preying on threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead … Continue reading →
