February 8, 2012

• Sol Duc wild steelhead management zone established; Snider Creek program to end

February 7, 2012

• WDFW will accept public comments on proposed hunting rules through Feb. 21

February 6, 2012

• Commission adopts new sportfishing rules, increases multiple-season hunting permits
• Learn about plans for northern pike at meetings scheduled Feb. 15-16

January 26, 2012

• Columbia River fishing seasons set for spring chinook, sturgeon

January 25, 2012

• Wildlife area near Ellensburg to close February-April to protect elk, reduce private land damage
• Commission to consider sportfishing rules, increase in multiple season hunting permits

January 13, 2012

• Three meetings slated on draft northeast Washington elk management plan
• First razor clam dig of 2012 gets nod at four ocean beaches
• States agree to reduce sturgeon catch by 38% on the lower Columbia River

January 9, 2012

• Commissions call for further reductions in sturgeon catch on lower Columbia River
• Brant numbers high enough to clear way for Skagit hunt

January 6, 2012

• Fishing in rivers around Puget Sound to close due to low wild steelhead returns

January 4, 2012

• Colockum elk research, winter-range closure to be discussed Jan. 11 in Ellensburg
• Annual survey confirms 27 wolves, including three breeding pairs, in Washington

January 3, 2012

• Razor clam digs tentatively set through February at ocean beaches

December 28, 2011

• Hatchery steelhead, whitefish angling closes Jan. 2 on upper Columbia River and several tributaries

December 27, 2011

• Commission will focus on hunting permits, sportfishing proposals at Olympia meeting

December 20, 2011

• Rare Ross's gull spotted in Okanogan County

December 19, 2011

• Master Hunter Permit Program will accept applications starting Jan. 1
• Puget Sound sport crabbing to close Dec. 31; winter catch reports due by Feb. 1

December 15, 2011

• Final pre-holiday razor clam dig will run Dec. 22-23 at four beaches

December 13, 2011

• WDFW will enlist anglers, new website in pending battle against voracious pike