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Fishing license types and fees - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Prices shown include all applicable fees. Purchasing multiple items in the same transaction may result in a reduced cost. Duplicate licenses are $9.70 (duplicates are required for lost, stolen or ...
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Big game hunting licenses - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Buying a license If you're ready to buy a license, you can visit our online licensing system, contact us by phone at 360-902-2464, or visit any of the more than 600 license dealers around the state.
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Ocean salmon fishing at Neah Bay, La Push, and Westport-Ocean Shores (Marine Areas 4, 3, and 2) opens June 21; and Ilwaco (Marine Area 1) opens June 25 | Washington Department ...
OLYMPIA – Recreational anglers will have the opportunity to reel in a salmon off the Washington coast beginning June 21 at Neah Bay, La Push, and Westport-Ocean Shores (Marine Areas 4, 3, and 2), and ...
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Recreational crabbing to open July 3 in many Puget Sound marine areas - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced today Puget Sound summer crab-fishing seasons will get underway July 3 in many marine areas.“Crabbers will find that the 2025 ...
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WDFW buys Sekiu boat launch property in Clallam County
OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has finalized its acquisition of the Sekiu boat launch property in Clallam County along the northern Olympic Peninsula. WDFW bought the ...
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Invasive European green crabs detected near Port Gamble
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has captured invasive European green crabs (EGC) at two new locations between northern Hood Canal and Admiralty Inlet during an early ...
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Boaters reminded to give Southern Resident killer whales space with reports of 22 whales in poor condition - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
OLYMPIA – With summer boating and fishing seasons ramping up, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is reminding boaters of new laws requiring vessels to stay 1,000 yards away from ...
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Killer whale resources and regulations for boaters
The busy waters of Puget Sound pose a threat to endangered Southern Resident killer whales. The link between vessel noise and Southern Resident killer whale (SRKW) survival is the subject of ongoing ...
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WDFW approves deer salvage in Clark, Cowlitz, and Wahkiakum counties
RIDGEFIELD — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved a rule change that will allow people to salvage deer accidentally killed in motor vehicle collisions in Clark, Cowlitz, ...
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WDFW considering a period of evaluation after repeated livestock depredations by wolves along with a wolf mortality in northeast Washington
Updated 5/19/2025Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff are considering a period of evaluation instead of lethal removal of a wolf or wolves in the Kettle Mountains in Ferry County of ...
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WDFW approves six days of coastal razor clam digs beginning May 10
OLYMPIA – The final six days of the coastal razor clam dig season will proceed as planned beginning May 10, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) shellfish managers confirmed. “There ...
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Recreational spot shrimp fishery to open May 21 in many Puget Sound marine areas - Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
May 6, 2025 shrimp rules update: Eastern section of Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) east of a line projected from Possession Point (47.905036 -122.380062) to Apple Cove Point (47.817348 -122.484381) ...