The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced plans for the 2026 halibut fishing season, which will kick off April 2 in Puget Sound marine areas and April 30 in coastal marine areas.

The 2025 Trout Derby is closed. The 2025 Trout Derby is closed. The 2026 Trout Derby is coming up! April 25 is the kickoff for WDFW's 11th annual statewide Trout Derby, which runs through Oct. 31 at ...

Open for juvenile anglers, senior anglers and anglers with a disability who possess a designated harvester companion card only.

WDFW water access areas on this lake: ...

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed today, razor clam digging opportunities at Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis, and Mocrocks beaches from March 17 through ...

Beginning July 8, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will no longer provide hunting and fishing licenses or other license products on waterproof, tear-resistant license paper and is ...

OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is hosting a virtual public meeting to discuss management options for the 2027-2028 coastal recreational bottomfish fisheries at 4 p.m.

Fishery managers developed options for Washington’s summer recreational ocean salmon fisheries at the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) meetings that concluded today.

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