Ai+Sasquatch
Harrumph. Greetings, young’uns. Grandpa Sasquatch here. Been stompin’ these woods – and flyin’ above ’em, mind you – for a good fifteen centuries. Seen empires rise and fall, watched glaciers carve out the Puget Sound. And seen a whole lotta humans muck things up somethin’ fierce. Bellingham used to be pristine, ya know. Now? Now, … Read more
Adult salmon daily limit reduced in the Wind River Action: Reduces the adult salmon daily limit to one fish. Species affected: Salmon and steelhead. Location: From the boundary line markers at mouth to 400 feet downstream of Shipherd Falls fish ladder. Effective dates: March 16, 2026, until further notice. Rule: The salmon and hatchery steelhead … Read more
Howdy doody, you little sprouts! Grandpa Sasquatch here, grumbling from the Nisqually Delta. That’s me! Fifteen hundred years young, and still flyin’ higher than a bald eagle on caffeine. Used to be, these skies were clear as a melted glacier. Now? Now it’s like lookin’ through a bowl of elk stew! Olympia! Used to be … Read more
THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP “Hmph. Cowlitz barely crests a thousand? Kalama Falls, Skookumchuck…numbers so anemic they’d make a salmon blush. Dayton’s just embarrassing. These are what you call returns? Back in my day, the rivers vibrated with silver. Now? Sounds like someone coughed. Pro Tip: Smell where the eagles go, that’s where the fish aren’t. … Read more
Now listen up, young’uns, gather ’round ol’ Grandpa Sasquatch. I’ve seen more sunrises over these Salish Sea islands than you’ve had berry pies, that’s a fact. One thousand five hundred years! And let me tell ya, things ain’t always been this…smoggy. Used to be, the air here in Anacortes was cleaner than a freshly scrubbed … Read more
THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP “Harrumph! 1314 paltry fish at Cowlitz? Back in my day, a single creek coughed up more than that! Kalama Falls and Skookumchuck? Pathetic. And Lake Aberdeen? Might as well serve ’em up as appetizers for a hummingbird. These numbers are so depressing even Stephen Hawking couldn’t explain ’em away. Pro Tip: … Read more
Action: Opens one additional day of white sturgeon retention (March 3). Species affected: White sturgeon. Location: Columbia River from The Dalles Dam to John Day Dam and all adjacent Washington tributaries. Effective dates and sturgeon rules: Feb. 25: Catch-and-release fishing only. Feb. 26: Daily limit one. Minimum fork length 43 inches. Maximum fork length 54 … Read more
Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: Feb. 26–March 4, 2026. Species affected: Razor Clams. Specific evening low tides and beaches that are open (digging allowed from 12:00 P.M. (noon) through 11:59 P.M.): Feb. 26, Thursday, 2:26 p.m.; 0.3 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis Feb. 27, Friday, 3:29 p.m.; 0.0 feet; Long Beach, Twin … Read more
Action: Sets 2026 spring Chinook seasons. Species affected: Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead, shad Columbia River locations, dates, and rules: From the Buoy 10 line upstream to Beacon Rock (a deadline marker on the Oregon bank (approximately 4 miles downstream of Bonneville Dam’s Powerhouse One) in a straight line through the western tip of Pierce Island … Read more
Action: Opens two days of white sturgeon retention (Feb. 22 and Feb. 26). Species affected: White sturgeon. Location: Columbia River from The Dalles Dam to John Day Dam and all adjacent Washington tributaries. Effective dates and sturgeon rules: Immediately–Feb. 21: Catch-and-release fishing only. Feb. 22: Daily limit one. Minimum fork length 43 inches. Maximum fork … Read more