The Daily Astorian , Edward Stratton – 01/06/2015 A full range of emotions regarding sea lions was on display Tuesday at the Port of Astoria. Port of Astoria Commissioner Bill Hunsinger marshaled his fellow commercial fishermen Tuesday to talk about what the agency can do to stop sea lions from ruining fishing on …
01/01/2016 – Robert Deen – Angers Club Magazine New Year, New Rules – A new year means it’s time to buy a fishing license. New licenses are required on January 1 in most states. The New Year also means new regulations. Here is a round up of significant changes for California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington. …
12/14/2015 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN Today the Oregon Department of fish and wildlife released the Willamette river spring chinook run forecast for 2016. Estimates of approximately 70,000 springers are expected to hit the Willamette with 8000 of them being on their way to the Clackamas. In 2015 the runs size was estimated …
12/14/2015 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN All 2.4 million fall chinook salmon fry at the Fallert Creek Hatchery on the lower Kalama River were lost when floodwaters inundated the facility last week, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday. This is the first report on fisheries loses from flooding caused by …
12/14/2015 – J.W. Snyder – NWFN Tacoma Powers Fish Report Last week Tacoma Power recovered 505 coho adults, 175 jacks, six summer-run steelhead, six winter run steelhead and six cutthroat trout during five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator. During the past week Tacoma Power employees released 79 coho adults, 68 …
12/11/2015 – J. W. Snyder – Northwest Fishing News Today the Wild Steelhead Coalition announced victory due to recent rule changes that affect the Olympic Peninsula’s wild steelhead sport fishery. This victory comes as a results of a three year assault directed at forcing the Washington Department of Fishing and Wildlife to change …
Al Thomas, Columbian Outdoors Reporter 12/11/2016 State, federal and tribal biologists are forecasting that 188,800 spring chinook salmon will enter the Columbia River in 2016 destined for waters upstream of Bonneville Dam, a 100,000 drop from this year. However, an excellent run of 93,300 summer chinook also is predicted, although that, too, is down …
12/07/2015 – Courtney Flatt – Northwest Public Radio This year’s hot summer and low river flows devastated Snake River sockeye. “We had August-like temperatures in late June, square on the shoulders of the sockeye migration,” said Ritchie Graves, with NOAA Fisheries. It turns out 90 percent of Snake River sockeye were dead before they reached …
12/08/2015 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN IF YOU FISH FOR STEELHEAD IN WASHINGTON, TAKE ACTION NOW! WE NEED TO JOIN TOGETHER AND CONTACT NOAA SO THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD! LIKE AND SHARE THIS POST WITH EVERYONE YOU CAN. THE LIFES BLOOD OF THE WASHINGTON STEELHEAD SPORT FISHERY IS AT STAKE! Here …
12/07/2015 – J. W. Snyder – NWFN Here is the press release provided by the WDFW with the list of organizations and dollar amounts they will receive. OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has begun distributing $8.2 million in funding for 12 local projects designed to protect and restore the …