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An angler standing in a boat holding two salmon.
Photo by Chase Gunnell

WDFW seeks public input on 2025 ocean salmon fishery proposals

News release | March 11, 2025
WDFW Chehalis Wildlife Area - Satsop Unit North Property - Double Bridges
Photo by WDFW

What is the Chehalis Basin Strategy?

Blog post | March 10, 2025
Four people on a dock holding three caught halibut.
Photo by David Bergeron

Halibut fishing starts April 3 in some Puget Sound marine areas and May 1 in coastal marine areas

News release | March 7, 2025
A row of anglers dip for smelt in a river.
Photo by WDFW

WDFW approves Cowlitz River recreational smelt dips for March 12, 15

News release | March 7, 2025
Woman digging for razor clams with a baby in a backpack carrier.
Photo by Ali Brown

WDFW approves seven days of coastal razor clam digs beginning March 8; more digs planned through May 3

News release | March 4, 2025
Person on the beach holding up a large brown fish.
Photo by Joanne Whitmer

Coastal recreational bottomfish fishery season opens March 8

News release | Feb. 28, 2025
Women holding a razor clam after a dig.
Photo by Joni Mar Nakagawa

WDFW approves six days of coastal razor clam digs beginning Feb. 24; more digs planned through April 3

News release | Feb. 20, 2025
Springers in Washington
Photo by Angelo Aresco

2025 Columbia River spring Chinook seasons announced

News release | Feb. 19, 2025
Several boats in a line fishing in Puget Sound.
Photo by WDFW

WDFW invites public participation in annual salmon season-setting process

News release | Feb. 11, 2025
Hoarfrost horseback ride
Photo by Cassie Strickland

WDFW’s mounted patrol

Blog post | Feb. 4, 2025
two men razor clam digging at the ocean's shore
Photo by Shelly Nash

WDFW approves seven days of coastal razor clam digs beginning Feb. 8; more digs planned through April 3

News release | Feb. 4, 2025
A woman and her husband happily clamming on a busy beach at sunset
Photo by Wendy Sengdao

CORRECTION: WDFW approves seven days of coastal razor clam digs starting Jan. 26; more digs planned through March 1

News release | Jan. 22, 2025