NWFR's goal is to be the number one source for user generated fishing reports in the Pacific Northwest. It does this by relying on the readers who send in first person fishing reports. NWFR gives anglers a place to share fishing techniques, reports, and locations to go fishing. It provides a community for fishing comradery. Readers are encouraged to send in current fishing reports and share their knowledge and expertise with others. NWFR supports a fellowship of anglers helping one another and being their own resource to improve the fishing knowledge and opportunities in the Pacific Northwest. NWFR is in a living, ever updating "online fishing diary" made up of reports from thousands of anglers since it's inception as WashingtonLakes.com in 1997.