Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife - Fishing, hunting, recreation

Copalis Beach
Seiner near Seattle
A woman wearing a camouflage jacket and blaze orange vest releasing a pygmy rabbit back into its burrow
Columbia River fishing
Spencer Island
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The white sturgeon fishery on Lake Roosevelt will change from a summer to a fall fishery in 2023 for the conservation of the species.

Enjoy a hunt of a different kind while remembering these ethical practices during the thrill of the chase.

Each year state, federal and tribal fishery managers gather to plan the Northwest's recreational and commercial salmon fisheries.

More than 289,000 invasive European green crabs were removed from Washington waters in 2022.

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