Central Washington offers some great opportunities for anglers this year including river fishing, open water fishing in big lakes or reservoirs, and ice fishing in smaller lakes. Here...
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Calling a fishing destination “5-star” can mean a lot of things to different people. Some people are all about fishing and only fishing. Five stars to them mean...
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- WDFW seeks applicants for Puget Sound Recreational Crab and Shrimp Advisory Committee January 16, 2025OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking applications for the Recreational Crab and Shrimp Advisory Committee (RCSAC). The application period is open through Feb. 3, 2025. The RCSAC is a volunteer committee that advises the Department on Puget Sound recreational crab and shrimp fishing issues. The committee discusses potential management actions, […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- WDFW announces tentative Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery schedule January 16, 2025RIDGEFIELD – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has announced a new tentative schedule approach for the Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery. This approach is designed to provide advance notice of potential fishing days, while balancing increasing fishing effort with sustainable management practices.Under this strategy, WDFW proposes tentative recreational smelt dipping opportunities on […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Hunting for brant geese to open in Clallam, Pacific, and Whatcom counties; will remain closed in Skagit County January 14, 2025MILL CREEK – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today announced that hunts for brant geese will open as scheduled in Clallam, Pacific, and Whatcom counties, but that Skagit County will remain closed to brant hunting this season.Brant counts this winter allow for hunting opportunities in Clallam and Whatcom counties on Jan. 18, […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- One new member appointed, Ragen reappointed to Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission January 13, 2025OLYMPIA – Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed two members to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.Lynn O’Connor is appointed to an Eastern Washington position. O’Connor is a resident of Ferry County in northeast Washington. She started and ran the Colville Sign Company in Colville for 20 years and worked as a park aide and […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Washington’s commercial Dungeness crab season to open along part of coast Jan. 15 January 13, 2025OLYMPIA — Washington’s commercial Dungeness crab season will open Jan. 15 from Klipsan Beach on the Long Beach Peninsula south to Cape Falcon, Ore., including the Columbia River and Willapa Bay. An opening date is still pending for the rest of the state’s Pacific Coast.Dungeness crabs support Washington’s most valuable commercial fishery. The value of state […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Meet the artists behind your 2025 Fish and Game hard cards January 16, 2025Meet the artists behind your 2025 Fish and Game hard cards idfg-cliess Thu, 01/16/2025 - 10:02 Read more about Meet the artists behind your 2025 Fish and Game hard cardsidfg-cliess
- Video: Watch a thousand mule deer cross the Idaho 21 overpass near Boise January 14, 2025Video: Watch a thousand mule deer cross the Idaho 21 overpass near Boise idfg-rphillips Tue, 01/14/2025 - 15:15 Read more about Video: Watch a thousand mule deer cross the Idaho 21 overpass near Boiseidfg-rphillips
- River otter trapping closes for the season in the Southwest Region January 14, 2025River otter trapping closes for the season in the Southwest Region idfg-bpearson Mon, 01/13/2025 - 17:47 Read more about River otter trapping closes for the season in the Southwest Regionidfg-bpearson
- These instructor-led hunter education courses are coming up in Southwest Idaho January 10, 2025These instructor-led hunter education courses are coming up in Southwest Idaho idfg-bpearson Thu, 01/09/2025 - 17:09 Read more about These instructor-led hunter education courses are coming up in Southwest Idahoidfg-bpearson
- Bald eagle shot and killed near Sandpoint in the Panhandle Region January 9, 2025Bald eagle shot and killed near Sandpoint in the Panhandle Region idfg-tjross Thu, 01/09/2025 - 15:43 Read more about Bald eagle shot and killed near Sandpoint in the Panhandle Regionidfg-tjross