Northwest Sportsman Magazine

Northwest Sportsman is a regional magazine featuring a team of editors, writers, and sales staff based in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. It provides comprehensive information on fishing and hunting in this beautiful area while also addressing local topics and sharing inspiring stories about outdoor enthusiasts.

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Coastal Cutthroat Trout Also Strongly Affected By Coho-killing 6PPD-q

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.
ODFW Posts Proposed Coastal Wild Fall Chinook Regs

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.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Catch Stats (6-4-25)

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...
NWIFC Chair Blasts Cuts To Federally Supported Fisheries Programs

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.
Columbia Summer, Fall Salmon And Steelhead Seasons Finalized

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.
'We Can't Just Leave Cougars Unmanaged' – NE WA Researcher -

3 weeks ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

A Northeast Washington wildlife biologist lays the problem of chronic cougar conflicts and political battles around the big cats in the state at the feet of a 1996 ballot initiative that sidelined hound hunters.
Oregon Free Fishing Weekend This Sat., Sun.; Angling Events Planned Around State

3 weeks ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFEEveryone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8, 2025. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin Endorsement or Two-Rod Validation) are required on these days. Both Oregon residents and nonresidents can fish for free. Oregon State Parks also offers free parking and camping on Saturday, June 7.
Spearfishing, Bait Approved Permanently For Smallmouth In Coquille; Derby Begins June 1

4 weeks ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

ODFW says anglers can now permanently use spears, spear guns and bait to help remove smallmouth bass from a coastal salmon stream where the bass were illegally introduced. Before, the agency approved the rules unique to the Coquille River on a summer-to-summer basis starting in 2020, but they’re now in effect for good beginning June 1.
SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (5-27-25)

1 month ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

SW WA, Lower Columbia, Lower Willamette Fishing Report (5-27-25) THE FOLLOWING FISHING REPORT WAS FORWARDED BY JERRY PRUIETT, WDFW Preliminary Lower Columbia River and Washington Tributary Sport Summary – May 19-25, 2025 Mainstem Columbia River Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam — 272 salmonid boats and 157 Washington bank rods were tallied on the flight count Saturday, May 24. Salmon/Steelhead Section 1 (Bonneville) — 230 bank anglers kept 23...
Some Columbia Salmon, Steelhead Runs Show Improvement In Latest State Report On ESA Runs

1 month ago | nwsportsmanmag.com | Andy Walgamott

The abundance of four listed Columbia salmon and steelhead runs improved in 2024 relative to two years beforehand, and more stocks are on the positive side of a biannual ledger than the past two check-ins, but other listed threatened or endangered fish in the big river and elsewhere in Washington continue to struggle or worse.