News Items

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9/3/10

Hanford Reach steelhead fishery opens early
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Extend salmon season from Wells Dam to Brewster
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Upper Columbia and selected tributaries
to open for hatchery steelhead fishing
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Steelhead fishing begins tomorrow (Sept. 4)
on Hanford Reach; more fisheries opening soon upriver
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Capitol Lake closing to fishing
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WDFW accepting comments through Oct. 2
on 2011-12 sportfishing rule proposals
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Buoy 10 chinook salmon fishery
will end today as scheduled
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Portion of Marine Area 4
re-opens to salmon fishing
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Update: Brewster public roundtable to start at 6 p. m.
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Fishing closed on Grays River
directly above and below weir
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Waters on the Elochoman River
directly above weir closed to fishing
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Portion of Marine Area 4 to close to salmon fishing Aug. 21
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Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery closes Aug. 31
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Fish and wildlife roundtable Sept. 8 in Brewster
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Meeting set to discuss future of fishing on
White Salmon River without Condit Dam
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Tahuya River recreational game fish
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Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery re-opens Aug. 7
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WDFW issues corrections to the
2010-11 Sportfishing Rules pamphlet
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Maximum size limit of 14 inches
for kokanee in Cle Elum, Cooper lakes
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Elliott Bay sport fishery closes
Aug. 6 due to a low chinook return
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Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery opens Aug. 1
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Clarks Creek opens for recreational fishing Aug. 1
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Skokomish River opens for salmon fishing Aug. 1
under new rules, increased enforcement
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Marine Areas 2, 3, and 4 to open
seven days a week for salmon fishing
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For the first time, Baker Lake
will open for sockeye fishing
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Sockeye fisheries open July 16 on Baker, Skagit rivers
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Text a tip on fish and wildlife violations
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Blackbird Island Pond (Chelan Co.)
will not open until July 15
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Chinook salmon retention ends
July 6 on the Skykomish River
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Ocean sport anglers allowed up to two chinook daily
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Sockeye retention will be allowed above Priest Rapids
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Women's workshop offers instruction on
fishing, hunting, outdoor skills
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WDFW conducting boat checks to
stop aquatic invasive species
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Reiter Ponds section of Skykomish River opens June 12
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Drano Lake closed on Wednesdays during June
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New rules will take effect June 5 on
South Fork Stillaguamish above Granite Falls
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Heart Lake fishing closure for youth fishing event 6/1-6/10
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Carrie Blake (Sequim Reclamation) Pond
designated juvenile anglers only
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Salmon fishing opens May 26 on the Entiat River
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Stillaguamish River below Marine Drive to re-open to fishing
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Skykomish River re-opens to fishing June 1
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Anglers can fish for free June 12-13
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Toxic algae closes fishing at Jefferson County’s Anderson Lake
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Black River and tributaries open June 5
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Drano Lake hatchery spring chinook limit rising,
but fishing will close two Wednesdays in June
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Limit increased for hatchery origin spring chinook at Wind River
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Two Toutle River tributaries to open for hatchery steelhead;
selective gear rules to be in effect through early June
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South Fork of Stillaguamish River above
Granite Falls to open to fishing June 5
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Snake River spring chinook fishery to close
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Ringold area spring chinook bank fishery closes
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Snake River spring chinook fishery to close
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Fishing closure for Kress Lake Safety Day Event
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Columbia River spring chinook sport fishery
closes above Bonneville Dam Monday, May 10
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Lake Scanewa opens May 8 for hatchery spring chinook
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Deep River hatchery spring chinook sport fishery reopens May 8
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Anti-snagging rule rescinded, season extended for
Ringold area bank spring chinook fishery
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Action: Open two sections of the Yakima River to fishing for
hatchery spring chinook salmon.
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Workshop scheduled to discuss report on Lake Washington sockeye salmon
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Time to have fun again - Lowland lakes
officially open for fishing April 24
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Blackbird Island Pond fishing season change
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Catch-and-release fishing only at Munn, Susan Lakes
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Change in daily limit for Stump Lake
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Change in daily trout limits for American and Black Lakes 3/ 6-4/30/2010
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Salmonid daily limit increased to two fish on the lower Klickitat River 4/3 - 5/31/2010
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Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission Statement on Senate Bill 6813
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Nooksack River to close to fishing
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Steelhead fishing will close Feb. 18 in five river systems around Puget Sound
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Steelhead fishing rule change on Cowlitz River
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Forks meeting to outline fish-virus response at Bogachiel Hatchery
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Steelhead fishing rules change in the Upper Columbia
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Commission tightens conservation guidelines
for sturgeon, adopts sportfishing rules
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Commission approves triploid trout stocking plan
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Public meeting on salmon forecast kicks off season-setting process
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Arrest warrant issued in zebra mussel case
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Closure of Skagit and Sauk rivers to fishing
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North Fork Stillaguamish River will re-open to fishing Jan. 16
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Green River to close to fishing
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Nisqually River will close to recreational fishing Jan. 9
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Portion of the North Fork Stillaguamish River will close to fishing
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Cascade River fishery closes Dec. 19 due to low hatchery steelhead return
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Fishery managers predict 470,000 Columbia River spring Chinook in 2010
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Agencies seek public’s help in curtailing spread of invasive snails in Capitol Lake
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Adult coho daily limit increased on three portions of the mainstem Columbia River
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Pamphlet error misstates chinook retention on Humptulips River
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Additional section of the Methow River to open for steelhead fishing Oct. 21
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Hanford Reach fishery to close early for salmon retention
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Retention limit of hatchery steelhead changed in Grande Ronde, Snake rivers
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Upper Columbia, several other rivers to open for hatchery steelhead fishing
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Fish and Wildlife Commission chooses Anderson as WDFW director
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Anti-snagging rule clarified
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WDFW modifies anti-snagging rule
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Correction to Fishing in Washington pamphlet for Columbia River
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Tagged salmon may point way to new commercial fishing gear
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Two-pole fishing option starts Aug. 15 on most state lakes
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WDFW issues corrections to the 2009-10 Sportfishing Rules pamphlet
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WDFW starts mandatory boat checks to stop aquatic invasive species
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WDFW to enforce law requiring removal of aquatic plants from boats and gear Click Here

Make no mistake, wild steelhead rules haven't changed
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Snoqualmie River anglers. WDFW needs your help to investigate angler effort, success, etc. Please fill out angler surveys. Available in boxes like this one

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Washington people and clubs received special awards at the 2008 FFF Conclave in Whitefish, MT Click Here

Sea-Run Cutthroat Signs

Reminder by Vernon Young,
Salmon and Sea-Run Cutthroat Chair

The Washington State Council of the FFF has sea-run cutthroat regulation signs that need posting at saltwater marine areas and along the lower Columbia River and its tributaries. Please check your favorite fishing and launching locations to see if the signs are up. If a new sign is needed, volunteer to install one. Signs can be obtained by contacting Vernon Young, 253-265-6162, E-mail, or by writing WSCFFF PO Box 921 Gig Harbor, WA 98335