Nov. 19—The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is stocking 24 lakes statewide with over 65,000 rainbow trout for Black Friday fishing, creating a holiday weekend opportunity for anglers ...

About 7,500 fingerling rainbow trout headed for Offut Lake were lost Tuesday when the truck they were being hauled in turned over. Jeffrey P. Mayor Staff file, 2009 A fish stocking truck overturned ...

LINCOLN -- The presence of invasive zebra mussels has been confirmed at Offutt Base Lake near Bellevue. On May 1, Dr. Dan James of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Pierre, SD, discovered live ...

Recent rains have drawn steelhead into many western Washington rivers. If the wet weather stays away and rivers get back into shape, anglers might be looking at an excellent weekend of fishing. Many ...

The state has planted a number of rainbow trout in lakes in Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap and Grays Harbor counties to offer spring-break fishing opportunities. Here is the plan: Pierce County: ...

Thurston County has issued a health advisory for Offut Lake, shown here. Thurston County is warning the public to avoid Offut Lake and Lake Lawrence due to toxic algae blooms. Staff from the ...

Oct. 18—Thurston County Public Health and Social Services is reporting a toxic algae bloom at Offut Lake near Tenino. Lab results taken on Oct. 16 detected microcystins toxin levels at 30 ug/L, which ...

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A brush fire that triggered evacuations in Thurston County is now under control, according to Thurston County Emergency Management. Residents on Offut Lake Road between ...

Thurston County is warning the public to avoid Offut Lake and Lake Lawrence due to toxic algae blooms. Staff from the Environmental Health Division of the county's Public Health and Social Services ...