03/25/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN KING SALMON SPORT FISHING RESTRICTIONS IN KUSKOKWIM BAY TRIBUTARIES EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST The Division of Sport Fish is reducing the bag and possession limit for king salmon to one king salmon in all tributaries of the Kuskokwim Bay (including but not limited to the Goodnews, Kanektok, …
03/18/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN SALEM, Ore – The Oregon Department of Fishing and Wildlife Commission heard an update on research, evaluation, and implementation of the Columbia River non-tribal fishery reform policy. This is the third year of a four-year transition period for management of fisheries in the mainstem Columbia River. Panelists from Salmon for …
03/17/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN OLYMPIA – Anglers have three opportunities in March to meet with state fishery managers to talk about salmon fisheries in the mid- and upper Columbia River and lower Snake River before this year’s seasons are set. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has scheduled three …
03/16/2016 – John Snyder – NWFN OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will no longer release hatchery-reared steelhead in the Grays River to help preserve the wild steelhead population near the mouth of the Columbia River. The Chinook River, which flows into the Columbia 15 miles farther downstream, will also …
03/14/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN OLYMPIA – Poor forecasts for returning coho salmon are prompting state and tribal fishery managers to consider closing all salmon fisheries in Washington’s ocean waters this year as part of a federal season-setting process for the west coast. State, tribal and federal fishery managers have developed …
03/12/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to Mocrocks and Copalis beaches for a three-day dig beginning March 18, state shellfish managers said today. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the opening at Mocrocks and Copalis after marine toxin tests showed the clams are …
03/08/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News (NWFN) ALSEA, Ore. — The Oregon Hatchery Research Center Board will meet on Tuesday, March 15 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center, 2418 East Fall Creek Road, Alsea. The meeting agenda includes approval of the OHRC Annual Report, information …
03/02/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News Anglers, Management Agencies Grapple with Poor 2016 Salmon Forecast’s Santa Rosa – At the annual salmon informational meeting held in Santa Rosa today, state and federal fishery scientists presented updates on the numbers of spawning salmon, and the expected abundance for the upcoming fishing season. Forecasts …
03/02/2016 – John W. J. Snyder – NW Fishing News WDFW suspends fishing limits for bass, walleye, channel catfish on Columbia River OLYMPIA – Starting March 3, anglers can fish for bass, walleye and channel catfish without daily catch or size limits from the mouth of the Columbia River 545 miles upstream to …
03/01/2016 – John W. J. Snyder – NW Fishing News Oregon changes fishing rules requiring kids 12 and up to get a fishing license. SALEM, Ore. – As families venture to the outdoors this spring, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife remind parents that youths between the ages of 12 and 17 need …