08/02/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN Salmon season closes Aug. 5 in Marine Area 9 Action: Closes salmon fishing in Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet), excluding the Edmonds Public Fishing Pier. Effective Date: 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, through 11:59 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet). Reason …
08/02/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN TILLAMOOK, Ore. – Fall Chinook salmon fishing opens today on the lower Columbia River tributaries under new rules designed to protect wild fish. Only fin-clipped fall Chinook salmon may be retained this year on lower Columbia River tributaries in a move designed to protect wild tule …
08/01/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News SALEM, Ore.—The public is invited to discuss the Salmon River Hatchery fall Chinook program at a public meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Otis Fire Hall (381 N Old Scenic Highway 101). ODFW staff from the Coastal Chinook Research and Monitoring Program, …
07/22/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News Marine Area 7 West closing to shrimp fishing Action: Marine Area 7 West in the western San Juan Islands is closing to recreational shrimp fishing. Effective date: Thursday, July 28, 2016, at 9 p.m. Species affected: All shrimp species, including spot shrimp. Location: Marine Area …
Photo Courtesy of Big King Salmon Charters 07/20/2016 John Snyder – NWFN Anglers can keep two chinook off Westport beginning July 23 Action: Anglers will be allowed to keep two salmon daily in Marine Area 2 (Westport). Anglers will be allowed to keep up to two chinook daily but must release coho. Effective date: July …
Photo courtesy of Big King Salmon Charters 06/28/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News OLYMPIA – Anglers can reel in salmon off the Washington coast beginning July 1, when the ocean sport fishery gets underway daily in all four marine areas. This year’s sport fishing opportunities are mostly focused on chinook salmon, which …
Photo Courtesy of Paul Ambrose of Great NW Rivers Guide Service 06/22/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Much better than expected sturgeon harvest during the first of two scheduled summer sturgeon seasons on the Columbia River prompted fishery managers from Oregon and Washington to cancel the second sturgeon retention …
06/17/2016 – J. W. Snyder – N.W. Fishing News SALEM, Ore – The Commercial Fisheries Permit Board meets Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 9:30 a.m. to prepare the Final Order in the Limited Entry Black/Blue Rockfish Nearshore permit contested case hearing for Charles Case. Public wishing to listen to the meeting may do so …
06/14/2016 – John Snyder – Northwest Fishing News SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for public comment on the Oregon Forage Fish Management Plan, which will establish protections for forage fish through new fishing regulations, and guide resource management decisions. Forage fish are small, schooling fish which serve …
06/09/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN CLACKAMAS, Ore. – A popular boat fishery on the Columbia River below Bonneville Dam will open for five days starting Friday under rules adopted today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington. Effective Friday, June 10 through June 15, boat fishing for salmon and steelhead will be allowed …