A small village of shanties is spread out before us as we make our way across the ice. Despite a snowfall that is increasing in intensity and the fact that it is a weekday, there are a surprising ...

The countdown continues for the coming of the next regular sportfishing season. After burying away all the ice fishing equipment last weekend, it was exciting to bust out the open-water stuff. However ...

CO Troy Fondie (Orr) reports lakes remain ice covered in the area. He monitored forest roads and spring trail closures, and dealt with a dead wolf and incidental catches by beaver trappers. CO Sean ...

There’ve been many recent winters when the ice isn’t thick enough for David MacDougall to set up his smelt shack on the Squamscott River in downtown Exeter. This year is different.

Fisheries managers for the WDFW have started the process by which the state will decide if there will be enough of a smelt return to the Columbia River to open recreational smelt dipping on the ...