Badger Fishing Show

In Episode 5, Phillip Olson and Alex Van Hine take an in depth look at one of the biggest questions facing Washington’s outdoor community: Is it time for leadership change at WDFW? We discuss: • The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission and why recreational anglers need to get involved. • Why public comment matters and what happened at the latest Commission meeting. • The electronic catch report...

In this episode, Phillip Olson and Alex Van Hine take a deep dive into some of the most controversial topics facing Washington fisheries today. We discuss the future of salmon fisheries, the role of Voluntary Trip Reports (VTRs), fishery monitoring requirements, and how limited resources and budget challenges may impact data collection and management moving forward. The conversation also covers st...

In Episode 3 of the Badger Fishing Podcast, Phillip & Alex sit down with longtime Puget Sound fishing advocate Art Tatchell to break down the truth behind the North of Falcon process, the Puget Sound Recreational Advisory Group, and why many anglers feel ignored during salmon season negotiations. Art shares decades of firsthand experience inside the WDFW advisory system, discusses how recreati...

In this episode of the Badger Fishing Show, Phillip Olson & Alex Van Hin sit down with Nello Picinich, Executive Director of Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Washington, for an in-depth discussion about one of the most controversial fishing issues in the Pacific Northwest: non-tribal commercial gillnetting. Nello explains how gillnets work, why they are considered non-selective, and what...

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Badger Fishing Show. In this first episode, Alex Van Hine and Phillip Olson sit down to discuss a question that recreational anglers across Washington have been asking for years: Does the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife really listen to fishermen? We share how we first connected, our involvement in the North of Falcon process, and why we believe anglers need...