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. …
Photo courtesy of River Chrome Guide Service 09/14/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News WDFW fishing rule change Action: Hatchery coho can be kept as part of the daily limit in the Tulalip Bubble fishery. Effective Date: Saturday and Sundays only, effective Sept. 17 through Sept. 25, 2016. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Waters west of …
Photo courtesy of Swannys Fishing 09/008/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE Action: Anglers are required to release chinook salmon that have a ¼-inch diameter (round) hole punched in the upper lobe of the caudal (tail) fin Effective dates: Sept. 15 – Oct. 31, 2016 Species affected: Fall chinook salmon (hatchery and wild) …
09/02/2016 – John W. J. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News WELCHES, Ore.—The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today adopted a management plan and regulations designed to protect forage fish that are not covered by other management plans within state waters off the coast of Oregon. These unmanaged forage fish are small schooling fish such …
Photo Courtesy of Fins and Scales Guide Service 09/01/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Recreational anglers will get an additional nine days to harvest Chinook salmon at the mouth of the Columbia River under a season extension approved today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. Lower …
08/15/2016 – John Snyder- NWFN OLYMPIA –The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today designated the Nisqually and Elwha rivers as wild steelhead gene banks to help conserve wild steelhead populations. Under that designation, both rivers will be off-limits to releases of steelhead raised in state hatcheries, which can pose risks to native …
08/12/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News OLYMPIA – A Snohomish County angler has set a new state record for the biggest largemouth bass caught in state waters, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed today. Bill Evans of Bothell caught the monster bass Aug. 8 in Lake Bosworth in Snohomish …