Action: Opens coho retention.
Species affected: Salmon.
Effective dates: Oct. 1 through Oct. 15.
Continue reading “Upper Columbia River Salmon Fishery Update October 2023”Upper Columbia River Salmon Fishery Update October 2023
Icicle River Coho Retention Open October 2023
Action: Opens retention of coho salmon.
Effective date: One hour before official sunrise on Oct. 1 through one hour after official sunset on Nov. 30, 2023.
Species affected: Coho salmon.
Continue reading “Icicle River Coho Retention Open October 2023”Puget Sound Winter Crab Season October 2023
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today that many Puget Sound marine areas will reopen for recreational crab fishing beginning Oct. 1.
Openings were approved based on preliminary harvest estimates using catch record card information from the 2023 summer season and what is expected to occur during the winter season.
Waters reopening to sport crabbing Oct. 1 include:
Continue reading “Puget Sound Winter Crab Season October 2023”Razor clam digs approved September 2023
OLYMPIA – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed today the first round of razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors begin Sept. 29.
Continue reading “Razor clam digs approved September 2023”Quillayute River and Tribs reopen to fishing October 2023
Action: Reopens fishing in the Quillayute system under permanent rules.
Effective date: October 1, 2023.
Species affected: All species.
Continue reading “Quillayute River and Tribs reopen to fishing October 2023”Stillaguamish River fishing closes Sep 2023
Action: Closes all fishing.
Effective date: Sept. 27, 2023, until further notice.
Species affected: All species.
Continue reading “Stillaguamish River fishing closes Sep 2023”Are you ready for more Washington Steelhead drama prior to the 2023-2024 season?
Hopefully you are right in the middle of a great run of salmon on your local river as chinook, pinks and coho all steam into streams all over Western Washington.
While, summer seems to have just ended (emphatically) with the latest edition of the atmospheric river arriving this weekend and continuing into next week, it’s never too early to start previewing what we can expect during the 2023-2024 winter steelhead season.
Continue reading “Are you ready for more Washington Steelhead drama prior to the 2023-2024 season?”GMU 418 Nooksack Hunting Seasons 2023
This blog post describes hunting seasons and harvest statistics for GMU 418 Nooksack
Continue reading “GMU 418 Nooksack Hunting Seasons 2023”GMU 407 North Sound Hunting Seasons 2023
This blog post describes hunting seasons and harvest statistics for GMU 407 North Sound
Continue reading “GMU 407 North Sound Hunting Seasons 2023”Marine Area 10 Coho Retention Returned Sep 2023
Action: Reverts coho retention limit back to two (2) coho daily.
Continue reading “Marine Area 10 Coho Retention Returned Sep 2023”