TweetBiologists are confident broodstock needs will be met so size restriction is no longer needed The Idaho Fish and Game Commission removed the size restriction starting March 13 on steelhead fisheries in the Clearwater River basin and Snake River downstream of Couse Creek. … Continue reading →
Tweet> The Wyoming Game and Fish Department would like to make sportsmen and recreationists aware of sizable increases in water flows in the Bighorn River March 24 as part of a flushing flow project. Game and Fish has requested the … Continue reading →
Tweet Toe of Katherine Street Peninsula in the Buffalo River Area of Concern. (Photo: Great Lakes Commission) New York’s Buffalo River was once considered one of the most polluted rivers in the United States. It has spent more than 30 years … Continue reading →
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TweetAction: Reduces the adult salmon daily limit to 1 fish in the lower Kalama River. Effective date: March 1, 2020 until further notice. Species affected: Salmon. Location: From the mouth upstream to 1,000 feet below the fishway at the upper salmon hatchery (i.e. Kalama … Continue reading →
TweetA new hunting and fishing access site has opened on the Snake River, directly south of Hammett. Fish and Game managers recently announced the opening of the new Hammett access site, directly south of the community of Hammett. Funding for … Continue reading →
TweetAttention raft guides, paddling instructors, and water rescue personnel! Dive headfirst into pre-season prep for what is expected to be a high-water summer. Dvorak’s has courses and clinics that span the whole gamut of water skills and preparedness, ranging from … Continue reading →
Tweet In our third habitat restoration film Restoring Rivers, Restoring Fish, we show how biologists study fish to understand whether habitat projects are working, and how to improve restoration in the future. Many of Idaho’s rivers have been altered by a long … Continue reading →
TweetOLYMPIA – The directors of the Washington and Oregon departments of Fish and Wildlife reached an agreement this week on allocations and gear types for Columbia River salmon fisheries in 2020. The Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissions earlier … Continue reading →
Tweet Reminders for 2020 February 4, 2020by ptirawildlife, posted in Fishing (Sport), salmon, steelhead The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) would like to remind anglers that emergency regulations affecting spring Chinook salmon fishing in the Klamath River Basin were re-adopted by the California Fish and … Continue reading →
Tweet Action: Returns these waters to permanent rules as listed in the 2019-20 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Effective date: Feb. 5, 2020. Species affected: Hatchery steelhead. Location: Skykomish River, from Wallace River upstream to the confluence of North and South forks. Wallace … Continue reading →
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 year. … Continue reading →
TweetOne 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 they’ve … Continue reading →
TweetEnjoy 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. “Fall … 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 bait … 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 salmon … 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 →
TweetAfter 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 should … 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 →
