01/29/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News WDFW approves month-long razor clam dig at Long Beach OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can look forward to more than a month of razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach on the Washington coast. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig, …
01/28/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN States set seasons for spring chinook, sturgeon, smelt in Columbia River Basin VANCOUVER, Wash. – Anticipating a return of 299,200 adult spring chinook salmon, fishery managers from Washington and Oregon today set this year’s initial fishing season to run through April 9 on the lower Columbia River. …
1/26/2016 – By Ryan Hung As the sun crawls over the far eastern hillside, a slight breeze pushes along the cotton ball-like clouds of mist hovering over the river surface. Preparation the evening prior has rewarded you the first cast of the morning, while those surrounding struggle to thread line through their favorite …
01/19/2016 – C.C.A. Washington In a disturbing turn of events, Wild Fish Conservancy (WFC), Washington State’s most outspoken anti-hatchery organization, has issued a 60-day Notice of Intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) – an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce — over the Columbia River’s 62 Mitchell Act salmon hatchery …
01/19/2016 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News Seven days of razor clam digging starts Thursday OLYMPIA – Razor clam diggers can return to Long Beach and Copalis Beach later this week, state shellfish managers announced today. Digs at both beaches are on evening tides and include a seven-day opening (Jan. 21 through …
01/15/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN Due to the recent success of wild fish activist groups in the court room, wild fish groups are now rapid firing law suits across the state. Today the Northwest Treaty Tribe released a posted on their website indicating that wild fish activist groups, here in Washington …
1/11/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN Meeting called on siting gene banks for wild steelhead on Columbia River OLYMPIA – State fish managers will hold a public meeting Jan. 21 in Cathlamet to discuss two options for establishing a wild steelhead gene bank in rivers and streams near the mouth of the Columbia …
01/08/2015 – Bill Monroe – The Oregonian/OregonLive GLADSTONE, OR – Upset anglers have drawn a line at the lower Willamette River’s most popular and accessible bank-fishing hole and asked – not dared – the City of Gladstone and the Port of Portland to not step across. It’s not rhetoric. They’ve painted a white …
01/07/2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN WDFW approves razor clam digs at Copalis and Long Beach OLYMPIA – State shellfish managers have approved razor clam digs starting later this week at Long Beach and Copalis Beach. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) confirmed the digs after marine toxin tests showed the …
January 7, 2016 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN Puget Sound recreational shrimp fishery will open May 14 OLYMPIA – Recreational spot shrimp fishing in Puget Sound will open Saturday, May 14 – one week later than usual, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. Shellfish managers are delaying the popular shrimp …