Learn about how WDFW monitoring for sustainable commercial crab harvest supports local food and livelihoods -- important work to facilitate arrival of Dungeness crab to markets throughout Washington. | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

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Fall isn’t just for hunting in Eastern Washington Staff at the Spokane Hatchery, as well as other Eastern Washington hatcheries, started stocking local lakes this week with trout. From October to November each year, 55 truckloads of fish- like this one delivered to Rock Lake yesterday- are put into area lakes in WDFW's Region 1. While these fish are small now, they will be a nice size for catching in the spring. And the fish planted last spring are biting now because trout prefer cooler water te

Spokane Fish Hatchery staff right now are stocking Eastern Washington lakes with trout that will be a nice size for catching next spring! More information on WDFW fish stocking is at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports. #FishWashington #Trout #TigerTrout #Fishing | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

This week’s Wild Washington lesson takes 3-5th grade students on a tour of Washington fish hatcheries and demonstrates how WDFW raises fish for the Pacific Northwest. Students explore the role of a hatchery worker and the history of hatcheries in our state. #WildWashington #WildWa #catchandrelease #FishWa View the lesson at: https://wdfw.wa.gov/get-involved/environmental-education-curriculum/3rd-5th-grade/fall#nov20 | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife