The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is hosting a public meeting June 26 in Sedro-Woolley to discuss the elk population in the North Cascades and a process to update the management plan for the herd. The meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30… More »
For the second straight year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will restrict target shooting on the Wenas Wildlife Area after bullets sparked wildfires on the 114,150-acre property near Ellensburg. Under a temporary rule in effect from June 8 through Sept. 30, target…
Women can learn the basics of fishing, hunting, and other outdoor skills at a weekend workshop Sept. 13-15 that includes sessions led by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) experts and other certified instructors. The annual workshop at Camp Waskowitz in North Bend, Wash.,…
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fish hatchery crews will be stocking 10,000 triploid rainbow trout in 20 lakes just before Father’s Day weekend, June 15-16. “This is the second straight year we’ve stocked trout before Father’s Day, and this year we’ve doubled the…
Anglers are reeling in salmon and sturgeon from the Columbia River, lingcod from Puget Sound, and trout from lakes and ponds throughout the state. Starting June 1, fishing seasons will also open for trout in hundreds of rivers across the state. Sound like fun? Prospective…
The spring chinook season on the Snake River near Clarkston will not reopen to fishing, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. WDFW issued an emergency rule today that closes spring chinook fishing on the Snake River from the intersection of Steptoe…
