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No- This time of the year (water temps in the low to mid 50s) it is not uncommon to see schools on the surface and those fish can be...

I suspect those "slime eels" would be ling cod candy, but fortunately the ocean ling cod fishery is robust one does need to mess with...

My experience has been those dense schools are often the younger fish (1 to 3 years olds). Kokanee are kind of goofy in that typically...

Be warned before going down that kokanee rabbit hole. Collecting kokanee gear can be as addictive as tying more chironomid flies. My...

skyriver- My read on the news release and what came out of NOF freshwater season the only sea-run fishing will be on the Snohomish...

A great quote indeed showing the need for an open mind for anyone looking in depth at a resource. Does their findings and reporting...

Matt B - Thanks for the link! I don't know when it comes to looking at western North American genetic structuring whether that it was...

Have not done any in more than 25 years but it was always great to get close and in person with a school of our salmonids. Hands down...

The river lamprey while smaller (about 1/2 the size) than its cousin the Pacific lamprey is a pretty interesting critter. Like the...

The fish had spend considerable time in a hatchery (some sort of jumbo or brood fish) also had grown significantly once released in the...

SkyRunner in post #73 you questioned "...the state's ability to conduct the various fisheries monitoring it has agreed to..." The state...

Teh osprey's meal is indeed a peamouth, one of our native minnow species. Seeing large numbers of those fish in a small creek in the...

Recently received from Region IV WDFW enforcement staff; in 2023 on the Stillaguamish/NF/SF there were 67 tickets written and 39...

The tribe has not been an enthusiastic about freshwater fishing seasons and have demanded monitoring of any such fisheries. This is...

In the Everett area there two organizations that the Evergreen Fly fisher's conservation committee support O.R.C.A. - Ocean resource...