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The Salmon Fishing Current blog: North of Falcon 2025 edition

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

Feb 11

The Salmon Fishing Current blog: North of Falcon 2025 edition

Feb 11

Anglers can head to coastal and southwest Washington lakes for hatchery steelhead fishing

Update: The list of lakes has been corrected.

6d ago

Anglers can head to coastal and southwest Washington lakes for hatchery steelhead fishing

6d ago

What is the Chehalis Basin Strategy?

Multi-year partnership brings together agencies, tribes, and community members to address flood damage reduction and aquatic species…

6d ago

What is the Chehalis Basin Strategy?

6d ago

Invasive mussel interception demonstrates crucial need for prevention

WDFW removed a record-setting 21 gallons of invasive mussels from a single vessel intercepted by staff at the Spokane watercraft inspection…

Mar 5

Zebra mussels attached to a native species of clam being held up for a photo by a human.

Mar 5

Director’s Bulletin | Jan./Feb. 2025

It’s that time of year again: Each year from February to April, state, federal, and tribal fishery managers gather to plan the northwest’s…

Feb 28

Director’s Bulletin | Jan./Feb. 2025

Feb 28

Restoring balance: Recovering the northwestern pond turtle and northern leopard frog

Washington’s wetlands are home to a wide diversity of wildlife, including everything from aquatic invertebrates to amphibians and migratory…

Feb 21

Restoring balance: Recovering the northwestern pond turtle and northern leopard frog

Feb 21

WDFW, partners restore estuary habitat with completed Milltown Island Project

Intertidal marsh restoration in the South Fork Skagit River estuary creates habitat for juvenile salmon while adding amenities for…

Feb 14

WDFW, partners restore estuary habitat with completed Milltown Island Project

Feb 14

Take two: the continued travels of hawk 264292

You may recall our 2024 blog post about a radio-tagged ferruginous hawk fledgling, dubbed 264292 after her transmitter number. At the time…

Feb 12

Take two: the continued travels of hawk 264292

Feb 12

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.

Feb 6

Hatchery program changes lead to steelhead planted in Rock Lake

Feb 6

WDFW’s mounted patrol

Using domestic animals to help protect wildlife and their habitat

Feb 4

WDFW’s mounted patrol

Feb 4

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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