The number of wild steelhead returning to the Deschutes River this year remains low, although the run is still in progress, while this year’s wild spring Chinook salmon run is in critical condition, as it has been for the past few years

Warm water in the upper Salmon River is leading biologists to trap the sockeye at Lower Granite Dam and haul them to the Eagle Hatchery near Boise, ID.

The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission last week voted 8-1 to approve amended cougar hunting rules. Spurred by a petition from wildlife conservation organizations, the new rules aim to avoid cougar overexploitation.

Montana’s only native rainbow trout is making a comeback in the northwest corner of the state.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week released its final environmental impact statement analyzing proposed barred owl management alternatives to protect northern and California spotted owls in Washington, Oregon and California from invasive barred owls.

Spearfishing for bass is allowed on southwest Oregon’s Coquille River through Oct. 31. Spears, spear guns and angling with bait to take smallmouth bass is allowed, and there are no harvest size or limits.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is asking anglers to report any northern pike caught or observed in the Bull River, a tributary of the Clark Fork River, following the first confirmed detection of the predacious non-native fish. The Clark Fork River in northwest Montana flows into Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho.

Trail camera footage provided to Idaho Fish and Game staff confirms for the first time the presence of a grizzly bear west of Interstate 15 (in Game Management Unit 59).