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OLYMPIA – Razor clam digging continues in December, as shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have approved the next round of digs for Washington’s coastal beaches. The latest tests for marine toxins came back all clear

OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to not adopt a rule that would establish 2022 spring black bear special permits at its Nov. 19 webinar. The Commission’s vote on the 2022 spring bear rule resulted in a 4-4

Choose tight lines over long lines this Black Friday! In northeast Washington and the area around Spokane, winter-only rainbow trout lakes that open the day after Thanksgiving include Fourth of July Lake on the Lincoln/Adams county line, Hatch Lake, and

SPOKANE – Cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) confirmed in Idaho and Manitoba have wildlife managers at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) taking proactive measures to slow the potential spread of the disease to Washington State. Two mule

Just when I thought the triploid bite couldn't get any hotter - This happens this morning. It was so hot and heavy that we could only get three rods out. Man do I love this time of year!

To say this morning was a smash fest would be an understatement. Singles, doubles, triples, quads.....You name it we had it. More fish to the net than we could count. Two for three on Kokes was certainly iceing on the

OLYMPIA – Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton) will reopen to daily recreational crab fishing on Nov. 22 and remain open through the end of the year, shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today. The decision to

OLYMPIA – This fall’s strong razor clam season continues as shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have confirmed the latest round of digs for Washington’s coastal beaches, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 16. Marine toxin results from the

OLYMPIA – Instead of waiting in line on Black Friday this year, get out and cast a line at one of the many lakes the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is still stocking across the state. Thousands of large

OLYMPIA – Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) have approved the next round of razor clam digs on the Washington coast, with the first digs kicking off Wednesday, Nov. 3. The opening comes after officials with

Mitch Combs with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife shared these great photos from a recent sturgeon release on Lake Roosevelt. This was the third release in 2021, adding over 3,000 white sturgeon. Each fish weighed ½ to 1 pound

OLYMPIA – The Brian Abbott Fish Barrier Removal Board will accept grant proposals beginning in November for projects to remove barriers that prevent salmon and steelhead from swimming upstream. The board’s grant program is administered jointly by the Washington Department of