Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Starting Monday, Aug. 24, anglers participating in the popular Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River are required to release any chinook salmon with an intact adipose fin that strikes their lures. A new rule will limit the chinook salmon catch to abundant hatchery fish marked by a missing adipose fin. As before, coho salmon with an intact adipose fin must also be released on the same 16-mile stretch of the lower river. The action follows three weeks of soaring catch rates and high angler turnout that have rapidly propelled the chin...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will close sturgeon fishing on portions of the Columbia and Snake rivers under temporary rules to reduce stress on the fish caused by low, warm water conditions. The closure takes effect Saturday, July 18, and applies from Bonneville Dam upstream in the Columbia River, the lower Snake River, and adjacent tributaries. All sturgeon fishing, including catch-and-release, will be prohibited in those waters until further notice. In a meeting Thursday, July 16, fishery managers from Washington and...
Three days of a four-day razor clam dig have been canceled on all ocean beaches because of public health concerns, state shellfish managers said Wednesday. The opening will continue as planned Thursday on Long Beach and Twin Harbors beaches after state health officials cleared that day's dig. Levels of domoic acid, detected through routine testing, have been on the rise since late Monday and could exceed state health guidelines by this weekend. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is canceling the dig May 8-10 as a precaution,...
Shellfish managers have approved four days of razor clam digging starting May 7 at various ocean beaches. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the digs after marine toxin tests showed the clams on those beaches are safe to eat. All of the digs are scheduled on morning tides. No digging will be allowed after noon on any beach through Saturday. However, WDFW is extending the dig on Sunday, May 10, to 1 p.m. "We're giving diggers an extra hour to wrap things up on Sunday due to the late low tide that day," said Dan Ayres,...
