When a bad idea that could affect fish, wildlife and our access to the Great Outdoors pops up, people of all stripes will ...

Thursday's keeper sturgeon day on The Dalles Pool is a go after colder water kept catch rates relatively low on last Saturday ...

Smelt turned up after all for Wednesday's opener on the lower Cowlitz, a welcome surprise for dippers as well as state ...

A federal judge has ordered increased spill at eight Columbia and Snake River dams to aid smolt outmigration, a "significant ruling for" salmon and steelhead and their advocates in the resumption of ...

Last night's big news that US District Court Judge Michael Simon ordered federal hydro system operators to spill water at eight mainstem dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers to aid ESA-listed salmon ...

There will not be a Wednesday or Saturday smelt dip on the lower Cowlitz this week, state managers posted late this afternoon.

With the March 1 fishing opener coming up at select lakes in the Columbia Basin and northeast and southeast corners of ...

As we concluded the Saturday smelt dip on the Cowlitz River, I noticed some very concerning trends. Myself and party harvested our 10-pound limits very fast. It was a wonderful time and very ...

A campground at a destination rainbow trout fishery in a Northcentral Washington state forest is among several DNR recreation facilities that could be fully closed as a result of proposed cuts to land ...

There's never a guarantee with a Cowlitz smelt report, but this afternoon's looks more promising for Saturday's opener than the observations ahead of this Wednesday's dip.

WDFW and ODFW Director representatives today approved the Lower Columbia, Columbia Gorge and SAFE spring Chinook fisheries as recommended by staff, and they also approved two more days of The Dalles ...

As Washington's short 2026 legislative session nears an end, here's a look at WDFW-related spending proposals from House and Senate lawmakers.