Feb. 24, Monday, 4:04 p.m.; 0.2 toes; Lengthy Seashore, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
Feb. 25, Tuesday, 4:46 p.m.; -0.3 toes; Lengthy Seashore, Twin Harbors, Copalis
Feb. 26, Wednesday, 5:25 p.m.; -0.6 toes; Lengthy Seashore, Twin Harbors, Copalis
Feb. 27, Thursday, 6:03 p.m.; -0.7 toes; Lengthy Seashore, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
Feb. 28, Friday, 6:39 p.m.; -0.6 toes; Lengthy Seashore, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks
March 1, Saturday, 7:15 p.m.; -0.1 toes; Lengthy Seashore, Twin Harbors, Copalis
Not all coastal seashores are open for each dig, so diggers are inspired to verify their supposed vacation spot is open earlier than heading out.
On all open seashores, the each day restrict is 15 clams per particular person. Every digger’s clams have to be saved in a separate container, and all diggers should preserve the primary 15 clams they dig, no matter dimension or situation, to forestall waste.
All diggers 15 or older should have an relevant fishing license to reap razor clams on any seashore.
Upcoming tentative dates throughout late afternoon/night (midday to midnight solely) low tides embody March 8-14 and March 26-28.
Tentative dates throughout morning (midnight to midday solely) low tides are March 29-April 3.
DOH requires check samples for marine toxins, and domoic acid ranges should fall underneath the rule degree earlier than a seashore can open for digging.
Ultimate approval normally happens a few week or much less earlier than the beginning of every digging sequence.
Two extra days of sturgeon retention
Anglers have been given Saturday, Feb. 22 and Thursday, Feb. 27 for white sturgeon retention in The Dalles Pool, the WDFW introduced this week.
Sufficient fish stay on the harvest guideline of 275 sturgeon to open two further days of retention fishing.
Day by day restrict is one white sturgeon with a minimal fork size of 43 inches and most fork size of 54 inches.
All different days by way of April 30 stay open for catch-and-release fishing solely.
North of Falcon course of kicks off Feb. 28
Fishery managers with the Washington Division of Fish and Wildlife have scheduled alternatives for the general public to supply enter in 2025-2026 state-managed salmon seasons, starting with a hybrid statewide forecast assembly on Friday, Feb. 28 at Olympia.
The assembly, a part of the season setting course of generally known as North of Falcon, is only one of greater than a dozen in-person, hybrid, and digital conferences scheduled over the following two months to debate Washington salmon fisheries.
North of Falcon refers to waters north of Oregon’s Cape Falcon, which marks the southern border of administration of Washington’s salmon shares, together with Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Columbia River, and coastal areas.
WDFW will take into account enter from leisure and business anglers and people all in favour of salmon fishing, whereas state fishery managers work with tribal co-managers to craft 2025-2026 fisheries.
WDFW will current preliminary salmon forecasts developed by WDFW and tribal co-manager fisheries biologists on Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to three p.m. on the Workplace Constructing 2 Auditorium, 1115 Washington Avenue S.E. in Olympia. The principle session of the Feb. 28 assembly will likely be obtainable to look at through Zoom webinar. Members should register upfront.
For a full timeline of the state’s North of Falcon course of, together with a public assembly schedule with alternatives to take part in conferences and supply public suggestions, go to the brand new WDFW North of Falcon webpage.
Remark intervals open for proposals
The Washington Division of Fish and Wildlife is accepting public feedback on proposed searching season rule modifications as a part of the division’s annual searching season setting course of.
WDFW can be accepting public touch upon proposed guidelines meant to restrict the unfold of continual losing illness (CWD), together with a proposal to implement a statewide deer, elk, and moose feeding ban in Washington.
The proposed statewide ban on feeding deer, elk, and moose is designed to restrict the unfold of CWD by not congregating wildlife at feeding websites, which may unfold ailments. The proposal additionally features a ban on baiting deer, elk, and moose whereas searching.
Full descriptions of every proposed rule change can be found on WDFW’s rule making webpage.
Public remark intervals for every rule change finish in March, however the actual remark interval finish date varies by proposal. Go to the rule making webpage for extra data.