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  • 3 weeks ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

    A new study found that coastal cutthroat trout are nearly as sensitive to a tire preservative byproduct that gets washed into streams during rainstorms as coho salmon are.

  • 3 weeks ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

    THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ORIGINATED FROM ODFWThe Commission is expected to adopt wild Chinook coastal seasons for fall 2025 coastal seasons at their June 13 hybrid meeting in Pendleton. Proposed seasons are available for review, see Agenda Item B in the ODFW Commission Agenda, June 13, 2025. Note that the rules for Chinook being considered by the Commission in June still reference 2024 regulations for coho, which will be updated when the Commission considers coho regulations in August.

  • 3 weeks ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

    SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Catch Stats (6-4-25) THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY JERRY PRUIETT, WDFW Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – May 26-June 1, 2025 Mainstem Columbia River Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 261 salmonid boats and 397 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday, May 31. Salmon/Steelhead Section 1 (Bonneville) — 68 bank anglers kept four...

  • 3 weeks ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

    THE FOLLOWING IS THE MONTHLY “BEING FRANK” COLUMN FROM NORTHWEST INDIAN FISHERIES COMMISSION CHAIR ED JOHNSTONETribes in western Washington are already seeing the impacts of presidential executive orders on funding that supports the management of treaty-reserved resources and the region’s robust economy.

  • 3 weeks ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

    THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEOregon and Washington fishery managers have finalized preseason planning for 2025 Columbia River summer and fall recreational salmon and steelhead fisheries. Forecasts for summer steelhead, sockeye, fall Chinook, and coho will allow opportunity for anglers to target these fish.

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Janey Wong primarily covers news in the Portland and Seattle metropolitan areas, including Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, United States.

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Shari Phiel

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Shari Phiel primarily covers news in the Pacific Northwest region, including areas around Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, United States.

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