Washington’s salmon fisheries set for 2015

  ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. – State and tribal co-managers today agreed on a package of salmon fisheries that meets conservation goals for wild salmon populations and provides fishing opportunities on healthy stocks. This content is available for subscribers only.  To get the full story about the things that really matter to Northwest anglers.     Subscribe …

Federal fisheries regulators close West Coast sardine season to prevent overfishing

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators have approved an early closure of commercial sardine fishing off Oregon, Washington and California to prevent overfishing. They’re hoping to save the West Coast sardine fishery from the kind of collapse that led to the demise of Cannery Row, made famous by John Steinbeck’s novel of the same …

Snake River Spring Chinook Fishery Opens 04/19/2015

OLYMPIA – Two sections of the Snake River, below Ice Harbor Dam near Pasco and below Lower Granite Dam, will open to fishing for spring chinook salmon Sunday, April 19. Two other sections of the river – below Little Goose Dam and Clarkston – will open Thursday, April 23. Each section of the river is …

New Fishing Access Location Opens in Pocetello, ID

Pocatello Wellness Pond – A New Fishing Hole/Recreational Area Opening 2015. Pocatello will receive a new urban fishing water this coming fall with the opening of the Portneuf Wellness Complex. The 7-acre pond will be stocked with fish and ready for anglers when the park opens to the public. This content is available for subscribers …