Andy Walgamott

Multiple reports say that initial sampling of signatures gathered for an initiative petition that aims to outlaw fishing and hunting in Oregon suggests IP 28 may come up short to make the fall ballot, though another review with a bigger batch of names is being performed.

Another bill addressing pinniped predation of ESA-listed salmon and steelhead is now swimming around in Congress, and this one is being backed by Washington tribes, recreational fishermen and state fish and wildlife managers.

Mid-July 2026 steelhead and salmon catch stats for the Lower Columbia and select Southwest Washington tributaries.

Washington game wardens are cracking down on illegal shark fishing and making an example of one content creator.

Late July 2026 catch stats for the Lower Columbia River and select Southwest Washington tributaries.

An investigation into Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission members partially corroborates allegations against certain members of the citizen panel overseeing WDFW and its director.

Late July and early August 2026 catch stats for Buoy 10, the lower Columbia River and select Southwest Washington catch stats.

Frank Urabeck of Bonney Lake received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Puget Sound Anglers State Board yesterday following a very brief – and very lucrative – coho trip out of Ilwaco at the mouth of the Columbia River with members of the organization as well as friends and relatives.

Fall Chinook season on Washington's Snake River will open as early as August 18 in the Clarkston area, but inside this year's daily limit of three kings, only one can be wild, a rule change that follows what Idaho managers set as well due to a lower forecast of the unclipped fish.

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.