KENNEWICK – Fishing will be free in Washington state – no license required for most types of fish – for one weekend in June. Washington state Fish and Wildlife has two days of free fishing each year ...

The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the first — and potentially only — day of this year’s Cowlitz River recreational smelt fishery: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

WDFW stocks two dozen+ Washington lakes with nearly 65,000 jumbo rainbow trout. Agency stocked about 230,000 trout statewide this fall across 67 lakes. Anglers 16+ need a Washington freshwater license ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced that nearly two dozen lakes in Eastern Washington will open for trout fishing on March 1. These lakes provide ...

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