CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington recently adopted two recreational white sturgeon retention fisheries for the lower Columbia[…]
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States close Columbia River spring Chinook season
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – The departments of fish and wildlife from Oregon and Washington declined to set additional spring Chinook salmon[…]
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Government agency’s claim bass and walleye must be eradicated to save killer whales
There is a Washington State directed effort to reduce walleye and bass populations in certain sections of the Columbia[…]
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How a fly rod works
While the answer might seem fairly obvious, a fly rod is by design, quite a clever piece of engineering[…]
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Barbed hooks now allowed on much of Columbia River and tributaries
OLYMPIA – Anglers on a large portion of the Columbia River and many of its tributaries will no longer be[…]
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Skykomish River to open for Hatchery Chinook
WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE The Skykomish River to open May 25 to fishing for hatchery chinook[…]
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Third weekend opening planned for Columbia River spring chinook fishery below Bonneville Dam
Photo provided by Columbia River Fishing Guides at Columbia River Fishing Adventures OLYMPIA – For the third weekend in[…]
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Lake Roosevelt white sturgeon fishery
WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE Action: Opens a harvest fishery for white sturgeon in Lake Roosevelt. Effective date: Open 7 days[…]
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Another brief opening planned for Columbia River spring chinook fishery below Bonneville Dam
Photo Courtesy of Columbia River Fishing Guides Buddy Dupell OLYMPIA – A section of the lower Columbia River will[…]
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John Day Pool to close for sturgeon retention fishing
WDFW FISHING RULE CHANGE Action: Anglers must release all sturgeon. Effective dates: 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Species affected: White sturgeon Locations: The[…]
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