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 ...

Officials with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) are reminding anglers that the coastal steelhead fishing ...

The walleye bite by Buoy 5 on the Spokane Arm of Lake Roosevelt has been very good, and quite a few burbot are coming in too. No walleyes of much size were reported, but “eating-size” fish of 14-16 ...

Anglers, cast your lines! The 2026 Trout Derby begins April 25. “We stock lakes all over the state,” said Washington ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, USA — More than two dozen Eastern Washington lakes open March 1 for fishing, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced Thursday. In addition to stocked rainbow trout, ...

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 ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced that more than two dozen lakes in Eastern Washington will open for fishing on March 1. These lakes offer a variety of ...

Old printers, paper jams and disappearing ink have conspired to usher in a major change for Washington hunters and anglers.

A kayak angler fishes near the causeway to Bateman Island off the Columbia River in Richland. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com Olympia, WA The annual free fishing weekend in Washington state is ...