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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”
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?”
Action: Opens Chinook retention.
Species affected: Salmon.Effective Date: Sept. 8 through Dec. 31, 2023.
Continue reading “Lower Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead Update Sep 2023”
Shioyaki means “salt grilled” in Japanese. Shio = salt and yaki = grilled and the way it brings the natural flavor out of salmon and other fish is simply amazing!
This blog post breaks it down in a super easy way for you to make your own Shioyaki Salmon or other type of fish.
Continue reading “Easy Shioyaki Salmon Recipe”FISHING RULE CHANGE
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
July 17, 2023
South Fork Skykomish, above Sunset Falls added to Snohomish system closure
Continue reading “South Fork Skykomish, above Sunset Falls added to Snohomish system closure”
June 7, 2023
Contact: WDFW Region 5, 360-696-6211; Region 3, 509-575-2740
Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262
Summer Chinook salmon, sockeye, and steelhead fishing on sections of the Columbia River opens June 16
Continue reading “Summer Chinook salmon, sockeye, and steelhead fishing on sections of the Columbia River opens June 16”
June 2, 2023
Contact: WDFW Fish Program, 360-902-2700
Media contact: communications@dfw.wa.gov
Free Fishing Weekend returns to Washington June 10-11, with important changes
Continue reading “Free Fishing Weekend returns to Washington June 10-11, with important changes”May 24, 2023
Hatchery Chinook and hatchery steelhead open on the Lewis River
Continue reading “Hatchery Chinook and hatchery steelhead open on the Lewis River”
May 24, 2023
Columbia River spring Chinook season extended
Continue reading “Columbia River spring Chinook season extended”
The Cowlitz River flows from the southeast side of glacier surrounded Mount Rainier. The Cowlitz flows freely through miles of mountain forest and valleys west of Highway 12 until it hits Mossyrock Dam. Stopped up flows create Riffle Lake as a large reservoir in southwestern Washington.
From there, the Cowlitz River flows a short distance before hitting Mayfield Dam, creating a smaller reservoir in Mayfield Lake. Downstream from Mayfield lake is the Barrier Dam spillway and below that is the section of river that most anglers are interested in as all of the hatchery salmon and steelhead return to hatcheries in this stretch.
The Cowlitz River later flows into the Columbia River and then into the Pacific.
