Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
Times Spent Outdoors: Priceless!
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Some of Washington’s most popular fishing opportunities are available for anglers in the coming weeks, including trout in hundreds of rivers, crab in south Puget Sound, and chinook salmon in the Columbia River and in ocean waters along the coast. Sound like fun? Prospective anglers who are interested in fishing but don’t have a fishing license can get in on the action during Free Fishing Weekend, scheduled June 6-7. During those two days, no license will be required to fish or gather shellfish i... Full story
Actions: Implements a new salmon fishery management area in the Columbia River near the mouth of the Yakima River in the Tri-cities. Implements protective salmon daily limits in the new management area, while providing more liberal daily limits in the remainder of the Hanford Reach upstream. Effective date: June 16 through Aug. 15, 2015 Species affected: Chinook and sockeye salmon Area 1: Columbia River from Hwy. 395 Bridge at Pasco to the Interstate 182 Bridge at Richland near Columbia Point... Full story
OLYMPIA – Starting Wednesday (June 3), the catch limit for spring chinook salmon will increase to two adult fish per day for Columbia River anglers fishing from the estuary to a point 300 miles upstream. With two weeks remaining in the popular fishery, resource managers from Washington and Oregon today agreed to increase the daily catch limit for hatchery adult spring chinook from one to two. The new rule will allow anglers to catch and keep up to two hatchery chinook salmon, or two hatchery s... Full story
Locations: A) Below Ice Harbor: Snake River from the South Bound Highway 12 Bridge near Pasco upstream about 7 miles to the fishing restriction boundary below Ice Harbor Dam; B) Below Little Goose: Snake River from Texas Rapids boat launch (south side of the river upstream of the mouth of Tucannon River) to the fishing restriction boundary below Little Goose Dam. This zone includes the rock and concrete area between the juvenile bypass return pipe and Little Goose Dam along the south shoreline... Full story
Locations: Grande Ronde River from mouth of Buford Creek (approximately ½ mile downstream of the Highway 129 Bridge at Boggan's Oasis) upstream to the Washington/Oregon state line. Dates: June 13, 2015, until further notice. Daily Limits: Seven hatchery chinook (adipose fin clipped), of which no more than two may be adult chinook salmon. Anglers must cease fishing when the hatchery adult limit has been retained for the day. Reason for action: The are sufficient numbers of returning spring chinoo... Full story
OLYMPIA - Fish hatchery crews with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will be stocking 10,000 large rainbow trout in 20 lakes just before Father's Day weekend, June 20 and 21. This is the fourth straight year the department has stocked these one-and-a-half pound trout before Father's Day weekend, said Chris Donley, WDFW inland fish program manager. "These fish will provide anglers with some great opportunities to spend time with friends and family," said Donley. "A fishing... Full story
The unseasonably warm water experienced lately has now turned seasonably cooler. The cold front chased bass off their nests, sent stripers deeper and slowed fishing success temporarily. But in reality that makes this a normal April with the various changes that occur every spring. Now it is easy to predict what will happen next by looking at the temperature and weather forecast. Plan the fishing trip for three to five-day warming periods and avoid cold fronts if possible. Both Large And Smallmou... Full story
The Association of Collegiate Anglers (ACA) announces that Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) has renewed its title sponsorship of the 2015 Collegiate Bass Fishing Series Championship. Now in its 10th Anniversary year, the event will be held May 20-22 on Pickwick Lake in Florence, Ala. Final Of Four The Championship is the final of four tournaments in the rapidly expanding Cabela's Collegiate Bass Fishing Series slated for this year. BoatUS has been the title sponsor of the... Full story
OLYMPIA – Two sections of the Snake River, below Ice Harbor Dam near Pasco and below Lower Granite Dam, will open to fishing for spring chinook salmon Sunday, April 19. Two other sections of the river – below Little Goose Dam and Clarkston – will open Thursday, April 23. Each section of the river is scheduled to be open three days per week. Waters below Ice Harbor Dam and below Lower Granite Dam are scheduled to be open Sunday through Tuesday each week, while the Little Goose Dam and Clark... Full story
Anglers may use barbed hooks at Wind River, Drano Lake to fish for hatchery chinook and steelhead Action: The barbless hook restriction is rescinded through June. Species affected: Chinook and steelhead Location and effective dates: Wind River from mouth (boundary line markers) upstream to 400 feet below Shipherd Falls: April 24 through June 30; Wind River from 100 feet above Shipherd Falls to 800 yards downstream of Carson National Fish Hatchery (except closed waters from 400 feet below to 100... Full story
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Game and Fish Department is implanting radio tags into a small percentage of hatchery-raised Apache trout that will be stocked into the East Fork of the Black and the Little Colorado River in the White Mountains to examine stocked trout movement and fate. The stockings begin in May and will coincide with the summer trout stocking schedule. If you catch a trout with external tags (as pictured) you may keep OR release the fish. These fish are safe for human consumption. If... Full story
April 30, 2015 "I Support Wildlife™" program gives public the opportunity to contribute to wildlife conservation The Arizona Game and Fish Department today announced the official launch of its new Customer Portal and redesigned website. The portal allows customers to create a secure account where they can manage and view their contact information, as well as their license and draw results information and bonus points, in their personal "My AZ Outdoors" section. "Best of all, it's mobile f... Full story
May 5, 2015 Local non-profit sportsmen’s groups are eligible PHOENIX – The Arizona Game and Fish Department is now accepting applications for $75,000 available in grant funding for local sportsmen's organizations to provide public, hands-on, mentored projects focused on the retention of new hunters or anglers. The priority funding focus of this year’s grant program is on moving beginners from the recruitment stage to the retention stage of the Adoption Sequence. Projects and events that involve... Full story
May 6, 2015 By Chris Cantrell Chief of Fisheries, Arizona Game and Fish Department Fish hatchery workers across the nation are preparing for their busiest time of the year. During the next two months, Arizona Game and Fish Department employees and volunteers will stock more than 500,000 catchable “farm fresh” trout, providing the public an opportunity to engage in conservation -- some for the very first time. State-run aquaculture not only enables families to etch lifelong fishing memories, it... Full story
May 8, 2015 For the most updated fishing information from the Arizona Game and Fish Department, follow our Fish AZ blog at: http://fishazblog.com/ Here's the latest from the blog, an afternoon/nighttime striped bass trip Thursday, May 7, at Lake Pleasant with professional fishing guide Derrick Franks "The Striper Snatcher." LAKE PLEASANT -- For predators such as schooling striped bass, a recent hatch of shad means the groceries are in the 'fridge. Flying through the water column and chasing fry Thursday, May 7 at Lake Pleasant, these stripers... Full story
Washington, D.C. – May 1, 2015 – Leaders in the recreational fishing and boating community yesterday highlighted the progress in elevating the importance of saltwater recreational fishing in the nation’s primary law governing marine fisheries management. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources yesterday approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska), H.R. 1335, to reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), which addre... Full story
OLYMPIA - With spring chinook salmon passing Bonneville Dam in higher numbers than expected, fish managers from Washington and Oregon today agreed to extend the fishing season on the Columbia River for miles below and above the dam. In the lower river, the fishery will reopen Saturday, May 9, for one day, and again from May 16 through June 15 from the Tongue Point/Rocky Point line upriver to Beacon Rock for boat and bank anglers. Bank anglers can also fish farther upriver to the fishing... Full story
May 6, 2015 Action: Spring chinook salmon fishing closes on the Snake River below Ice Harbor and Little Goose dams, but remains unchanged in the Lower Granite and Clarkston areas. Species affected: Chinook salmon. Snake River fishery zones to close. Below Ice Harbor Dam: Effective immediately, Snake River from the South Bound Highway 12 Bridge near Pasco upstream about 7 miles to the fishing restriction boundary below Ice Harbor Dam; Below Little Goose Dam: Effective 1 hour after official... Full story
Alexandria, Va. – May 12, 2015 – A report released today further demonstrates the importance of reviewing how the nation’s marine fisheries are allocated between the recreational and commercial sectors. The report, “The Economic Gains from Reallocating Specific Saltwater Fisheries,” produced by the American Sportfishing Association (ASA) and Southwick Associates, was introduced at the American Boating Congress, an annual legislative conference co-hosted by organizations from all segments... Full story
The 3/4 Day Boats found fish for our Derby anglers. Both Gary Glockzin and Katerina Eckert landed yellowtail, which qualify for the weekend prizes. We now have our first Open Party fish and also the first fish caught by a woman. There is 27 more days to Fish. We have a new Sponsor for the Leader Board, Rick Jensen of Sportfishing Financial Group. Check him out on the Sponsor Page, which has a link to his website. Yellowtail Derby Tee Shirts are available I will be at the SD Angler meeting and... Full story
SHOW LOW – Learn how to paddle and cast May 23 at Fool Hollow Lake in Show Low with a 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. kayak fishing clinic. The clinic is free. Reserve a spot with a refundable registration deposit of $20. Class size is limited, so register by calling the AZGFD Pinetop office at 928-532-3680. Why learn to kayak fish? Kayak anglers are a growing community of outdoors enthusiasts who enjoy the exercise, quiet, and ability to stealthily paddle into fishing areas that boats cannot reach. Catch f... Full story
The reception at the Fishing Clubs meetings during this month was very enthusiastic. Many new anglers have signed up for the 2015 contest. The excitement is building - just about a month and a half until the first day to fish and even less until the Pre-Fish Seminar and Party at the Bali Hai. Miss Yellowtail Derby 2015 Tiera Hanes has been very busy, promoting, signing up anglers and talking to sportboat captains about setting up Derby charters to Fish with Miss Yellowtail. All of the San Diego... Full story
Doug Burt is the Hunting and Shooting Sports Program Manager at Arizona Game and Fish Department. Hunting And Angling Heritage Work Group, Well you all have done it again - you have all blown me away! The Winter HAHWG meeting had a great turnout and diverse cross-section of participants like I've not seen. Look at this turnout: • 50 attendees • 17 first-timers • 28 organizations represented • 10 game and fish work units or regions represented The biggest takeaways from the meeting for me were... Full story
Americans are more conscious than ever about properly disposing of, or recycling plastic containers and other materials. The recreational fishing industry, through KeepAmericaFishing®, its grassroots angler advocacy campaign, is asking anglers to add their worn out soft plastic baits to that list. The Start Of It All KAF-PitchIt, the new Pitch It campaign was the direct result of a proposed legislative ban in Maine on the sale and use of soft plastic baits. While legislators were contending... Full story
The Arizona Game and Fish Department, in cooperation with Mohave County and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), succeeded on March 4 in executing agreements to restore rainbow trout stocking at Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery, which is located along the Colorado River south of the Hoover Dam. "I am very pleased that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Commission have finalized an agreement to begin restoring rainbow trout stocking operations at Willow... Full story
