Stocking trout in lakes makes it “easy to spend a few hours on the water with friends and family,” WDFW’s inland fish program manager said.

Anglers fish from the bank and launch small boats at Rowland Lake on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The crowded parking lot behind them is a testament to the popularity of the spring trout opener. (Terry ...

Deer Lake will soon be an option for ice fishermen. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Friday approved a year-round season for the lake south of Chewelah. A bag limit of five lake trout ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 23 across hundreds of lakes around Washington. The annual opening day offers an opportunity for anglers to fish on thousands of trout ...

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 ...

The state Department of Health is warning residents not to eat some fish in Lake Washington and two other King County lakes because they contain a chemical found in firefighting foam and other ...

Anglers in Washington can expect similar salmon fishing opportunities in 2025-2026 compared to last season, which also includes a strong Puget Sound pink forecast, Washington Department of Fish and ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Anglers are encouraged to participate in the Northern Pike Reward Program at Lake Roosevelt in an effort to reduce the fish in the area. The Lake Roosevelt co-managers (Colville ...