Hunters looking to apply for Idaho’s 2026 spring controlled hunts for black bear can apply through Feb. 15. Hunters must have a 2026 hunting license in order to apply. You can apply over the phone by ...

A man who was reported missing on Jan. 23 was found dead in Peshastin Creek, just south of Leavenworth, on Thursday evening.

These alpine getaways in the western United States are the perfect budget-friendly substitute for expensive European ...

One Pacific Northwest man earned $159,310 for spending the summer fishing from his boat and turning in his catch to a Washington and Oregon bounty program. It was the second-highest amount ever paid ...

Will the Black Lake lake sturgeon fishing season again set a time record in 2026? We'll find out Feb. 7 when the season begins — and most likely also end. The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on ...

Daniel Muenzberg caught a few trout using a size-16 dry fly on the Pecos River on Dec. 11. Del Clothier had a successful day at Ute Lake catching catfish and white bass using green blades on Dec. 10.

Even with words like “historic” and “record-breaking,” it can be hard to get a sense of the scale of the atmospheric river that hit Washington state this month, taking chunks out of highways, sweeping ...

High winds and heavy rains pummeled Washington state over the past two weeks, resulting in evacuations, widespread flooding, power outages, and badly damaged roadways. Thousands lost power during high ...

An app that allows Washington hunters and anglers to keep and display digital licenses is now live. Called MyWDFW, the app became available in the Google Play and Apple App Stores on Wednesday.

SEATTLE — A rescue swimmer and firefighters retrieved a person from Lake Washington off the eastbound Interstate 90 floating bridge. The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) first posted about the incident ...

The early-season walleye bite is fast, shallow, and aggressive. Use these tactics to make the most of first ice. You can find first-ice walleyes in a variety of structure types, but think shallow.

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 ...