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This cropped up in the local paper the other day. https://www.goskagit.com/news/questionnaire-indicates-support-for-steelhead-fisheries/article_7511286b-39c6-552a-9109-4f5178401991.html

From Change.org petition "FEB 2, 2018 - The Commissioners just voted unanimously against the PEOPLE in voting down our request to convert the NOF policy to a rule. Ron Warren recommended a NO vote, and every Commissioners voted NO! It was apparent that the department staff (based on a briefing...

Just in: WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 http://wdfw.wa.gov/ January 4, 2018 Contact: Edward Eleazer, (425) 775-1311, ext. 109 WDFW to host public workshops on proposed Skagit Basin steelhead fishery OLYMPIA - The...

One consistent complaint I've heard since I started fly fishing 26 years ago is that we don't have enough game wardens in Washington State. I know that there is little chance of getting anything done through the legislature since they haven't provided enough money for WDFW to operate at current...

WDFW is in the process of revamping its website to make it more user friendly and easier to use with smart phones and tablets. Staff were encouraged to let family, friends, etc. know about a study the agency was doing to test the preliminary organization of the new website. I should have let...

Attached File : This is a summary of the newly release document found @ http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/rule_proposals/wac/Eastside%20and%20Columbia%20River%20Freshwater%20WAC.PDF This summary is not comprehensive or completely accurate, I copy pasted the new rules into a slightly more...

Here they are. The rationale for allowing people to keep bait fishing is to let them keep fishing all day long http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/rule_proposals/policy.php?id=11 http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/rule_proposals/policy.php?id=10

WDFW announces additional meetings on management of salmon, steelhead fishing guide industry OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has scheduled additional public meetings on management of the state's salmon and steelhead fishing guide industry. In addition to...

This came announcement came in my email inbox today. I really wanted to attend the one meeting the meeting in Lyle but it will be tough getting down there in time after work. I wonder if some live discussion there can be half as heated as some of the wild vs. hatchery, in or out of the water...

Don't worry though - state gov't agencies have inspected the facilities and everything's good to go...... Here's the link; http://wdfw.wa.gov/news/oct0317b/

What can you say? looks team building efforts are working with the employees there. http://nwsportsmanmag.com/headlines/wa-wildlife-administrator-charged-serious-crimes/

So I was planning to finally get some fishing in this weekend and just realized my Discovery Pass and WDFW pass are in my wife's car and she's out of town! Do I have to pay feed now if I want to fish places that need those?

The new 2017-2018 Fishing Regulations Pamplet has a wild steelhead being held out of the water. They conveniently cropped the tail out of the cover shot but here is the full image: Mary's first steelhead: Update: Within 17 minutes of me posting this thread WDFW removed the original photo on...

As you may of heard, WDFW is developing a phone app. The app contains the sport fishing regs and has a mapping feature. When you turn the phone on, it will show you where you are and if you are at a body of water, it will show the regs for that body. You can also move the map around and tap...

I got irritated trying to buy a Washington fishing license, and sent them this angry email: "I thought the Hunter/Angler ID# at the top of my license was the wild ID, but the new system says an account matching these credentials could not be located. Tried my drivers license number and social...

Regarding the email update we just recieved from fins and feathers. "The total forecast of 559,000 Puget Sound coho is down about 6 percent from the 10-year average, although it represents an increase from last year's forecast. " -WDFW Can someone tell the class how off their projection was...

There was a thread about this a few weeks back, but now that WDFW's fee increase proposal is being taken up by the state legislature, it seems to be mostly flying under the radar. It's worth noting that if increased Department funding doesn't come through, some serious opportunities could be on...

This can't be good... http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/bill_monroe/index.ssf/2017/01/oregon_will_defy_joint_fish_ma_1.html#incart_river_index

Just received a phone call from a research firm on behalf of WDFW, said I was randomly selected from a pool of people who had purchased saltwater licenses for the 2016 season. They asked me how many days I'd fished in the saltwater and then were very specific about how many days I fished in...