10/28/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN OLYMPIA – The recreational Dungeness crab fishery in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton) will close about six weeks early due to low numbers of crab in the area, state shellfish managers said today. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) also announced that marine areas 11 (Tacoma-Vashon Island) …
10/26/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking members of the sport fishing community to serve on a committee that oversees the Puget Sound Recreational Fisheries Enhancement program. People interested in serving on the 10-member Puget Sound Recreational Fisheries Enhancement Oversight Committee …
10/24/2016 – John W. J. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News OLYMPIA – Elevated marine toxin levels have prompted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to cancel a razor clam dig scheduled to start Friday at Twin Harbors. State shellfish managers already scratched a dig at Long Beach – that was also scheduled …
A day with Big King Salmon Charters 10/22/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN Action: Hatchery coho can be kept as part of the daily limit in all of Marine Area 13 (South Sound). Effective Dates: Oct 22, until further notice. Species affected: Salmon Locations: Marine Area 13 Reason for action: State and tribal …
10/20/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News SALEM, Ore. – The Fish Passage Task Force will meet Friday, Oct. 28 in the Commission Room at the ODFW Headquarters Building, 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr. SE in Salem. The meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to the …
10/06/2016 – JohnSnyder – NWFN OLYMPIA – Washington’s fall razor clam season will get underway Friday, Oct. 14 at Copalis and Mocrocks as planned, but the status of Twin Harbors in that dig will depend on the results of one more marine toxin test. Long Beach will remain closed to clam digging due to …
10/5/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News CORVALLIS, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is moving into the next generation of monitoring fish populations — one of the toughest challenges in fish management — by using new environmental DNA (eDNA) science to quickly and accurately identify fish species in …
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09/27/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News Newport, Ore. – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife fishery managers will restrict commercial anchovy fishing in the Columbia River Oct. 3 due to uncertainty around the impacts the anchovy catch has on salmon and the local ecosystem. According to Maggie Sommer, ODFW marine fisheries manager, about …
Photo courtesy of Fins and Scales Guide Service 09/14/2016 – John Snyder – NW Fishing News CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Recreational fishermen will have through Sept. 22 to keep hatchery Chinook salmon from Buoy 10 upstream to the Warrior Rock/Bachelor Island deadline under a season extension approved today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. …