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The Salmon Fishing Current blog: Winter 2024–25 edition

Washington salmon season setting is complex fishery management, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) fishery managers…

Dec 13, 2024

The Salmon Fishing Current blog: Winter 2024–25 edition

Dec 13, 2024

Hatchery program changes lead to steelhead planted in Rock Lake

WDFW recently released 80,000 juvenile hatchery steelhead into a large Whitman County lake, adding to an already dynamic fishery.

18h ago

Hatchery program changes lead to steelhead planted in Rock Lake

18h ago

WDFW’s mounted patrol

Using domestic animals to help protect wildlife and their habitat

2d ago

WDFW’s mounted patrol

2d ago

Test fishing guides Washington’s coastal commercial crab season

The state’s coastal commercial Dungeness crab season is underway, following months of test fishing and data gathering by the Washington…

3d ago

Test fishing guides Washington’s coastal commercial crab season

3d ago

Head to North Central Washington for winter trout fishing

Story originally published in the Northwest Sportsman Magazine January issue

Jan 27

Head to North Central Washington for winter trout fishing

Jan 27

Invasive mussel infested tugboats intercepted in Spokane

Two tugboats infested with quagga and zebra mussels were intercepted at the Spokane watercraft inspection station on January 7th. While one…

Jan 22

21 gallon-sized bags of invasive mussels that were removed from one of the two tugboats. Bags are stacked 4 wide with 5 bags in 3 stacks and one stack with 6. Traffic cones are on the left and right side of the stack for scale.

Jan 22

How WDFW uses data to manage commercial fishing on the Lower Columbia River

Data collection is essential to maintaining sustainable fisheries in such a complex and dynamic environment.

Jan 7

How WDFW uses data to manage commercial fishing on the Lower Columbia River

Jan 7

Restoring sagebrush habitat: a collaborative effort for wildlife recovery in North Central…

Wildfires are an ever-present threat in the arid landscapes of North Central Washington, leaving behind scarred ecosystems that take years…

Dec 30, 2024

Restoring sagebrush habitat: a collaborative effort for wildlife recovery in North Central…

Dec 30, 2024

Cleaner waters, healthier fish: Science leads to improved ecosystem health

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) scientists identified a major source of toxic contaminants affecting salmon in the…

Dec 27, 2024

Juvenile Chinook salmon swimming in a river

Dec 27, 2024

Director’s Bulletin | Nov./Dec. 2024

As we close out 2024, I am reflecting on all we have accomplished for fish and wildlife conservation this year.

Dec 23, 2024

Director’s Bulletin | Nov./Dec. 2024

Dec 23, 2024

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is dedicated to preserving, protecting and perpetuating the state’s fish and wildlife resources.

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