A kayak angler fishes near the causeway to Bateman Island at the Yakima and Columbia rivers in Richland. The annual free fishing weekend in Washington state is set for June 10-11. But new restrictions ...

Significant flooding to fish hatcheries across Washington this month challenged hatchery staff in maintaining operations and ...

Jun. 5—Washington's Free Fishing Weekend — the annual event when anglers across the state can fish without a license — will have a new look in 2023. In past years, nearly any species of fish or ...

Fish passage restoration is not just a treaty rights issue — it benefits the entire region. No matter the expense, culvert repair is one of the most cost-effective ways to increase the number of ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife now has a new set of "Fish Washington" logos designed to help symbolize the state's many great fishing opportunities. WDFW tallied more ...

Washington’s Free Fishing Weekend returns June 7–8, 2025, allowing anglers the opportunity to fish for many species without a license. All fishing for and harvest of shellfish, salmon, steelhead, ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state's annual Free Fishing Weekend, whenanglers can fish without a license, is back this weekend with a couple of changes. This year, any fish requiring a catch record ...

Lake Washington is home to some of the most contaminated fish in Washington, and the culprits include toxic chemicals that society banned decades ago, new state studies report. Those chemicals, a ...

You will not need a license to fish in Washington state on June 9-10. On the annual Free Fishing Weekend, anglers not only can skip buying fishing licenses, but can use two poles and can fish for ...

A kayak angler fishes near the causeway to Bateman Island off the Columbia River in Richland. Bob Brawdy [email protected] Olympia, WA The annual free fishing weekend in Washington state is ...