Folks, We have scheduled two meetings in Eastern Washington. Both will be on the same day. Each meeting may last up to 2 hours. March 7th 9 am Sportsmen’s Warehouse in Kennewick, WA. 2:30 pm WDFW Office – 1130 W University Way Ellensburg, WA 98926 This gives you an…
Folks, I want to take a moment to address the recent Chehalis system closure by WDFW. As you can imagine several Executive Board members received many phone calls and emails over the past couple weeks regarding this potential closure which occurred this past Sunday night at midnight. This closure…
Recently Raquel Crosier sent an email out explaining how to link your guide license number to the logbook app. At a recent Guide Advisory meeting, we found there were lots of downloads of the app, but of the downloads, less than a 3rd of the downloads had actually linked…
I would like to take a moment to update you on some of the involvement the Washington State Guides Association has with WDFW. Recently I was contacted by WDFW leadership, asking that Washington State Guides Association be involved in a meeting with WDFW Conservation Director Jeff Davis in regards…
Whether you need a USCG license (OUPV) has been a confusing issue for fishing guides in Washington State. Most guides understand that if they operate in the saltwater they need a USCG license. But it might surprise you to find out there are many waterways that are not saltwater…
USCG random drug screen can be a confusing issue for many. Many guides realize they must past an initial drug screen to apply for their USCG OUPV license, but many do not realize they must be on a random drug testing program the entire time they maintain an active…
Often we see closures on a river and we never get an update regarding whether the closure yielded anything to benefit the anglers. The WA Chapter of NW Guides and Anglers Association is trying to stay on top of this and provide updates to you as we get them. …
Folks, I have received countless phone calls and emails about the closure on the Snohomish River since Thursday. I know many of you are very frustrated with the recent closure of the Snohomish River and the restrictions on the Skykomish River, especially since the Skykomish River is so low…