Andy Walgamott

Registration is now open for a dozen upland bird hunting opportunities across Oregon for youths 17 and under who have completed hunter ed or will have done so by the start of the free September and October events.

With the hatchery coho quota for Cape Falcon to the Oregon-California border predicted to hit 98 percent full after next Tuesday, retention will close starting August 19. Chinook will remain open, and any unused quota could be rolled over into September's any-coho fishery from Falcon to Cape Humbug.

Early August 2026 Chinook, coho and steelhead catch stats for Buoy 10, the lower Columbia River and select Southwest Washington.

Restricting Washington deer hunters to one species only, adding first moose permits for the Okanogan and above Lake Chelan, reducing the grouse limit to three a day, banning trail cameras from public lands in fall.

Blowing off reporting Puget Sound Dungeness crab catches could soon pinch shellfishers' wallets a little harder.

Mid-August 2026 fall Chinook, coho, steelhead and sturgeon catch stats for Buoy 10, the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries, plus an unexpected sight at the buoy.

Turnabout is fair play.

THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT ORIGINATED WITH WDFW Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary Aug 17-23, 2026 Mainstem Columbia River Salmon/Steelhead Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 774 salmonid boats and 162 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Sunday, August 22. Section 1 (Bonneville) […]

In his final days, Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission member Victor Garcia penned a letter to Governor Bob Ferguson thanking him for the chance to serve and offering advice on the "qualities" the governor should look for in his replacement.

Federal overseers have turned down Oregon's request to open a wild coho season on the Alsea River this fall.