Beginning Sept. 29, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, and the Spokane Tribe of Indians will conduct a two-week setline survey for ...

Deer Lake, a small but popular bank fishing lake off the Tucannon River on the W.T. Wooten Wildlife Area in southeast Washington, is closing early this year, effective Sept. 2, rather than its’ usual ...

Shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today announced 47 tentative days of razor clam digs at four coastal beaches from Oct. 6 through Jan. 6.

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The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a virtual Fish Committee meeting on Sept. 11 at 2 p.m. to hear updates on the resident native trout harvest management policy draft and rulemaking ...

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission holds regular in-person public meetings and teleconference calls in locations around the state.

The Pacific razor clam is one of the most sought after shellfish in the state of Washington. Better roads and more leisure time have brought increasing numbers of diggers to the ocean beaches. It is ...

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ImagePhoto by Jon McGinnis Figure 1. The common garter snake is the most wide-ranging reptile in North America. In Washington it is found from coastal and mountain forests to sagebrush deserts, ...

The Commission establishes policies to preserve, protect, and perpetuate fish, wildlife, and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish and wildlife recreational and commercial opportunities ...

Image Photo by Alex BiswasPhoto by Alex Biswas These updates reflect changes to the Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. Rules found in the Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet are in effect unless ...

Image Photo by WDFWPhoto by WDFW Update (May 6): WDFW is aware of issues affecting the Pikeminnow Registration app on Android devices and is working to address the problem. In the meantime, Android ...