Chinook salmon limits increase at Westport

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 …

Month long razor calm dig approved at longbeach

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, …

Seasons set for spring chinook, sturgeon, smelt in Columbia River Basin.

  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. …

From Tie-up to Take-down Steelheading 101

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 float. …

Washington State Hatcheries under Attack by Wild Fish Conservancy

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 …

Get your clam gun ready! WDFW approved seven day razor clam dig starting Thursday!

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 …

Wild fish activist groups file suit targeting the Puyallup river

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 …

WDFW to host meeting for public discussion on Columbia river Wild Steelhead Gene banks

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 …

This young angler catches his first Coho on the Quilcene river.

First time angler Kirill Perfilev of Bremerton Washington lands his first Coho on the Big Quilcene River. New to the area young Perfilev joined friends and family for a day of fishing in Quilcene.  As school after school of Chum went swimming bye, only a few silvers had been seen, Perfilev never lost hope. After several …

Warm water killing fish across Oregon

By Bill Monroe | For The Oregonian/OregonLive  6/27/2015 In 1990, the late Charlie White brought his then-innovative underwater cameras to Oregon, filming fish in numerous locations as we dangled baits and lures for them to bite. While filming smallmouth bass with the late Denny Hannah on the Umpqua River during warm, summer water temperatures, we were startled …