Steve Foley, an "irreplaceable" Seattle-area salmon and steelhead biologist, passed away last Sunday afternoon, the victim of an apparent heart attack while working out at a gym. ... >>>

High effort, low catch -- and what is being reeled in is mostly downriver Chinook. This year's forecasted record springer return to upper Columbia tribs is indeed starting out slowly, like every season since 2005. ... >>>

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service put greater sage grouse on the list of "candidate" species for ESA protection, stopping short of a threatened status. ... >>>

I wrote my state Senator a letter last week voicing my opposition to a WDFW-DNR merger, and surprise, surprise, she wrote back! ... >>>

Activists are gathering at Bonneville Dam today to protest ODFW and WDFW's removal of problem California sea lions that gather there, the first of which was killed by lethal injection yesterday. ... >>>

Chinook in the ocean and Columbia, Puget Sound coho, more selective -- and possibly restrictive -- king fisheries, no repeat of last summer's first-since-1993 Skagit king fishery and forget about Lake Washington sockeye. ... >>>

A Friday-night budget amendment keeps WDFW as a separate agency, but retains over $6.5 million more in cuts. ... >>>

A Federal fishery management group's salmon forecast finds just a hair more Puget Sound Chinook this year in the ocean and a solid jag more Sound coho, but mixed news for Willapa Bay silvers and kings. ... >>>

WDFW would be merged with DNR under a state Senate committee's supplemental budget released this week. ... >>>

Ever walk away from your duck blind to go pee and have flocks finally drop in? Or put your rifle away and watch as a buck suddenly appears at deer camp? ... >>>

If you're a Nooksack, Skykomish or Snoqualmie River steelheader sitting at home this mid-February weekend instead of trying to tangle with a wild winter-run or two -- or maybe card a late hatchery fish -- get used to that empty feeling. ... >>>

UPDATED 2-19: Washington and Oregon salmon managers set springer rules providing a "full range of fishing opportunities," except that the I-205 to Bonneville stretch will be bank-only fishing this year. ... >>>

Our Moses Lake-based Northwest Sportsman writer and a pal of his both limited on gorgeous pink-meated trout yesterday, one of which went 21 1/2 inches and fought as hard as a "salmon." ... >>>

Last September, as Idaho prepared for its wolf hunt, we talked to a pair of Panhandle sportsmen about how the season might shape up. ... >>>

Dave Vedder posted a pic of his first 30-pound-plus steelhead over on piscatorialpursuits while steelbum on Ifish threw some adult beverages down his gullet and reports that it turns out he's caught a mess of 30s too. ... >>>

I know it's only February 12, but I'm very sorely tempted to award three Renton, Wash., men Northwest Sportsman magazine's Jackasses of the Year award for their boneheaded decision to hunt flickers. ... >>>

After talking it over last weekend and teleconferencing today, the Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission let fly a press release this afternoon announcing its opposition to SB 6813, ... >>>

In letters to legislators and newspapers across the West, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is calling out groups like Defenders of Wildlife, Western Wildlife Conservancy and others for their disingenuous use of data on wolves and elk. ... >>>

Got a good poker face, know the difference between a royal and straight flush, AND want to benefit Northwest sport fishing advocates? ... >>>

(ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION PRESS RELEASE) Wildlife conservation projects in 12 Oregon and 17 Washington counties have been selected to receive grants from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in 2010. In the Beaver State, funding totaling $153,500 will affect Benton, Crook, Curry, Deschutes, Douglas, Grant, Harney, La ... >>>

One of the organization’s longest and most generous supporters, Cabela’s has announced renewed sponsorship of several RMEF initiatives for 2010. ... >>>