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An upland game bird season just for hunters age 65+ and hunters with disabilities is coming up this month with great opportunities for pheasant hunting in Eastern and Western Washington. Below are the key dates for the 65+ and hunters with

CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Effective Sept. 17, the Columbia River will reopen to hatchery coho retention from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upstream to the Warrior Rock/Bachelor Island line, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided today. The adult bag limit is two hatchery

11 deepwater caught limits of Lingcod and limits of yellowtail rockfish!

September is the time for youth-only upland game bird hunts, with great opportunities for kids to get familiar with hunting for pheasant in Eastern and Western Washington, California valley quail on the eastside, and gray partridge and chukar in Eastern

Action: Opens coho retention seasons. Effective dates and locations: Lake Washington (King County); North of the Hwy. 520 Bridge and East of the Montlake Bridge and including that portion of Sammamish River from 68th Ave. NE Bridge downstream): Open to fishing

Action: Open recreational halibut fishing in Ilwaco (Marine Area 1) and Westport/Ocean Shores (Marine Area 2) on Friday, Sept. 24. Effective date: Friday, Sept. 24 Species affected: Pacific halibut. Location: Marine Areas 1 and 2. Reason for action: There is sufficient Washington sport allocation

Limits of deep water Lingcod and limits of Canary rockfish! Lots of very nice fish today!

Update for September we have ran 2 tuna trips and had to cancel a few for weather. Tuna was pretty tough with slow fishing thru the day and mainly an evening bite. 1st trip we landed 35 and 2nd 28. The

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved the first nine razor clam digs of the 2021-22 season, with early-morning digs kicking off beginning this Friday, Sept. 17. Shellfish managers with WDFW approved the digs after results

OLYMPIA – Members of the Washington and Oregon Fish and Wildlife commissions will meet this week to receive updates on this year’s Columbia River steelhead run and actions taken to protect the run so far. Four members of the Washington Fish

Limits of deep water lingcod and limits of canary rockfish for 11!

Awesome day! 13 deep water caught limits of canary rockfish and limits of lingcod! This one won the weekend derby and was just shy of the season leader. Still plenty of room this month if you want to go!