The groundswell of support for Fish Northwest through our steadily growing membership has put us in a strong position as we prepare to file our second lawsuit to restore recreational fishing opportunity. We’d like to take this opportunity to say thank you again to everyone who has joined FNW, and especially to those members who […]

Here’s an Excel spreadsheet containing the catch sharing data from 2020 as reported by WDFW. Data is broken down by river, scroll to the far right to see the totals. Note: Treaty vs. non-treaty sharing is highlighted in yellow. 2020 Catch Sharing Data Here are just the totals which show the treaty share at 79.3% […]

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The sentences in quotes are taken directly from the recently circulated letter from Ron Garner, the president of PSA. Our responses are directly beneath. “A Fish NW advisor on our PSA State Board meeting talked about this lawsuit and he said that he sees this as the end of fishing”. What was actually said was […]

As predicted, and based on last night’s NOF meeting, it appears a near certainty that the winter blackmouth fishery will again be closed for the majority of Puget Sound in 2022. What the WDFW and the Stillaguamish Tribe point to as the reason for this is a low return of both hatchery and wild fish […]

To correct what it perceives to be ongoing violations of the Endangered Species Act and related court orders and management plans regarding the fair and lawful administration of Washington’s salmon season setting process, Fish Northwest sent a 60-day “Notice of Intent to Sue” to various federal and state agencies and the treaty tribes on January […]

We see little chance for the restoration of blackmouth fishing in the winter of 2022, but if by chance the Director does find a way, do not take the bait and applaud him. Having something restored which should never have been surrendered is neither a win nor a victory. Though the Stilly hatchery fish debacle […]

We’re excited to announce our first annual halibut derby to be held 4/23-4/24 out of Friday Harbor! Please visit the derby page for more info

I want to thank all of our members and new donors for their trust and support. It’s been a busy three weeks for us as our membership roster has exploded. We’ve gone from the original 5 members back in May of 2020 to over 270 individual members and over 30 businesses and organizations (to include […]

The first 2021 North of Falcon public meeting will be held on 26 Feb at 9 AM. We need all eyes and ears on these meetings this year. If things go the way we fear, recreational fishermen could be looking at even more drastic cuts to salmon seasons, including complete closures of some areas, and […]