In addition to stocked rainbow trout, many of these lakes offer excellent late-winter fishing opportunities for bass, ...

Preseason walleye are beginning to bite near Lyons Ferry on the Snake River. Most of these are running 14-18 inches. Walleye fishing has been decent in the Spokane Arm of Lake Roosevelt and also on ...

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 ...

Five lakes in Eastern Washington that closed to fishing on Tuesday could have longer seasons next year. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is taking public comment on a petition to extend ...

WASHINGTON STATE – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is stocking 25 lakes across the state with nearly 65,000 jumbo rainbow trout, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend ...

In 2025, the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife sold approximately 866,000 fishing licenses and 201,000 hunting ...