Bonneville pool sturgeon estimate drops
Projected size of population not as large in 2012 as in 2009
Fishing report 4/11
Spring chinook fishing will be closed beginning Saturday downstream of Bonneville Dam; lower Willamette getting muddier but still fishable
Spring turkey hunting season to open Monday
Here is some help for understanding turkey-hunting lingo
Out & About
Items about razor clam digging, hiking book author William Sullivan, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Lost Lake and the Klineline Kids fishing event
Ecosystem-based plan adopted by fishery council
Key element in West Coast plan is protecting currently unmanaged forage species
Spring chinook fishing extension not likely for lower Columbia
Sport fishing expected to closed beginning Saturday downstream of Bonneville Dam; gillnetters to fish on Tuesday
Outdoors blog: 4/8 spring chinook
Gillnetters to fish Tuesday in lower Columbia; sport fishing extension unlikely; Willamette River getting muddy
Fishermen take a stand at 'wade-in' protest on Skagit River
ROCKPORT — Curt Kraemer first fished the Skagit River for steelhead 50 years ago.
Steelhead donation angers angling group
A fishermen’s group that helps stock the South Umpqua River with hatchery winter steelhead is unhappy with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s decision to donate some of the fish to a local tribe.
Lagging Dungeness crab season experiences an upturn
The Dungeness crab season that started out looking to be a bust has taken a surprising turn, with crabbers landing close to 17 million pounds in the first 12 weeks of the 8.5-month long season, said Hugh Link, director of the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission.
Washington snowpack 112 percent, best in West
SEATTLE -- The mountain snowpack in Washington is 112 percent of normal and the best in the West, where the average for other states is about 75 percent, a water supply specialist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service said Friday.
Fishing report 4/4
Chinook fishing expected to improve as more fish enter lower Columbia; angling to stay open through April 12 except closed on Tuesday
State plans to euthanize Tieton bighorn sheep herd
Most of the animals are belived infected with disease that causes pneumonia and could spread it to adjacent herds
Out & About
Items about "free' days at state parks, the Trout Lake Natural Area Preserve, a boating safety class on April 27 and next week's Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting in Portland
Spring chinook fishing in lower Columbia extended six days
Angling downstream of Bonneville Dam will stay open through April 12 except for a closure on Tuesday for gillnetting
Around the Northwest
Find more resources from around the net.
- ...from Spokane: San Juan Islands are a monumental attraction (Spokane Spokesman-Review)
- ...from Lewiston Idaho hunter offers tips for getting a wild turkey (Lewiston Morning Tribune)
- ...from Billings: Cougar, coyote photos draw Internet crowd (Billings Gazette)
- ...from Spokane: Teen shuns cancer to reel in bass fishing tourney (Spokane Spokesman Review)
