Late Winter Steelhead Fishing by Brent Knight
Winter Steelhead fishing… where do we start? First off, winter Steelhead fishing in Washington is unique and different from many ...
Friday, January 10, 2025
Tag: Fishing Strategies
March Steelhead Madness by Jason Brooks
March madness is more than just college basketball, especially if you live and fish in the Pacific Northwest. Steelhead are ...
Winter Trout by Gary Lewis
These are some of the best days on the water, in December and January, when a lot of other sportsmen ...
Winter Perch Tips by Hannah Pennebaker
Now that the holiday craziness is over with, you might find yourself with the fishing itch. Maybe you got a ...
The Best Fly Ever Made by Mike Carey
Strip, strip, strip… the intermediate sinking fly line passed through my fingers in three-inch increments. Varying the retrieve, sometimes fast ...
Squid Jigging the Piers of the Puget Sound by Josh DeBruler
With the arrival of each new season here in the Northwest, it’s hard not to feel like a kid in ...
- Puget Sound winter crab catch record cards due Feb. 1 January 9, 2025OLYMPIA – With Puget Sound now closed to recreational crab fishing, sport crabbers who were issued a winter Catch Record Card (CRC) have until Feb. 1 to submit their catch reports.The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) requires all recreational crabbers licensed to fish for Dungeness crab in Puget Sound and Hood Canal to […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- New study will help biologists learn more about Washington black-tailed deer populations January 8, 2025OLYMPIA – Starting this month, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) biologists will kick off a research study in southwest Washington that will help the Department develop a new method for monitoring black-tailed deer in the state.“Black-tailed deer are hard to survey because of the densely vegetated habitat they live in,” said Kyle Garrison, […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- WDFW approves seven days of coastal razor clam digs starting Jan. 10; more digs planned through March 1 January 6, 2025OLYMPIA – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed seven days of razor clam digs on coastal beaches beginning Jan. 10.“This upcoming tide series should be a good one for daylight digging opportunity, with weekend low tide times occurring before or just after sunset,” said Bryce Blumenthal, WDFW’s recreational razor clam manager. […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Director’s statement on deer, elk, and moose rehabilitation in Eastern Washington January 6, 2025In an effort to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) and consistent with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) CWD Management Plan, the Department will no longer allow permitted wildlife rehabilitators to accept deer, elk, or moose for rehabilitation in WDFW’s Eastern Region. This change is effective Jan. 7, 2025 until […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet virtually Jan. 10 January 3, 2025OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a virtual meeting Jan. 10 to hear a briefing and public hearing on proposed commercial whale watching rules, and discuss Columbia River fisheries, a legislative update, the recently-published Ruckelshaus report, and avian influenza.The meeting, from 8:30-11:30 a.m., will be live-streamed with webinar access available on […]Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- 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
- Wildfires can affect big game for decades, negatively and positively, and here's why January 9, 2025Wildfires can affect big game for decades, negatively and positively, and here's why idfg-rphillips Thu, 01/09/2025 - 14:13 Read more about Wildfires can affect big game for decades, negatively and positively, and here's whyidfg-rphillips
- Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting scheduled for Jan. 14 January 9, 2025Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting scheduled for Jan. 14 idfg-jjackson Thu, 01/09/2025 - 14:06 Read more about Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting scheduled for Jan. 14idfg-jjackson
- Upcoming Trapper, Wolf Trapper and Hunter Education classes in the Panhandle Region January 9, 2025Upcoming Trapper, Wolf Trapper and Hunter Education classes in the Panhandle Region idfg-tjross Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:25 Read more about Upcoming Trapper, Wolf Trapper and Hunter Education classes in the Panhandle Regionidfg-tjross
- Hyde Pond Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby near Salmon set for Feb. 1 January 9, 2025Hyde Pond Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby near Salmon set for Feb. 1 idfg-mdemick Thu, 01/09/2025 - 08:36 Read more about Hyde Pond Kid’s Ice Fishing Derby near Salmon set for Feb. 1idfg-mdemick