Outdoors

State Department of Fish and Wildlife Razor Clams

OUTDOORS: 42 days of tenative razor clam digs planned starting in October

Shellfish managers with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced 42 tentative days of razor clam digs at four… Continue reading

 

OUTDOORS: Silvers hot off Sekiu

Quillayute River recreational survey

 

Ibn Archer enjoyed an adventure over the weekend, sailing from Seattle to Neah Bay and fishing for salmon, Pacific cod and other flatfish with a group of friends. Archer is a Port Townsend High School graduate who works as a Network Development Manager III at Amazon in Seattle.

OUTDOORS: Silvers slipping down the Strait

NEAH BAY AND La Push are now the only areas in which anglers can retain chinook off the Pacific coast after Ilwaco and Westport saw… Continue reading

 

A fisherman shows off his halibut catch in Westport. Halibut season reopens today in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and outer coast. David Bergeron/WDFW

OUTDOORS: Halibut season reopens Friday

There will be up to another six weeks of late summer and fall halibut season as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

A fisherman shows off his halibut catch in Westport. Halibut season reopens today in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and outer coast. David Bergeron/WDFW
Yakima angler Terry Day brought home these two hatchery coho Sunday while fishing in the waters of Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay).

OUTDOORS: Shore casting spots for hatchery coho

IF YOUR AIM is coho, the premier methodology is dropping the boat off at the ramp and heading out where the fish are. Not everyone,… Continue reading

Yakima angler Terry Day brought home these two hatchery coho Sunday while fishing in the waters of Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay).
Tyler Mattos of Monroe caught these kings while fishing out of Neah Bay over the weekend. Mattos said it was the largest salmon he's ever caught.

OUTDOORS: Another day on Port Townsend Bay

ANOTHER DAY FOR hatchery chinook fishing in Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) has been approved by state Department of Fish and Wildlife salmon managers. Anglers… Continue reading

Tyler Mattos of Monroe caught these kings while fishing out of Neah Bay over the weekend. Mattos said it was the largest salmon he's ever caught.
Steve Hazard of Angler's Hideaway in Sekiu reeled in this quality hatchery chinook while fishing Sunday morning in Marine Area 5.

OUTDOORS: King retention ends Aug. 1 off Sekiu; Area 9 has best opener in a decade

ANGLERS WENT AND caught all the chinook while I vacationed in my living room playing countless hours of the first college football video game released… Continue reading

Steve Hazard of Angler's Hideaway in Sekiu reeled in this quality hatchery chinook while fishing Sunday morning in Marine Area 5.
Dave Bergeron/WDFW The late-season halibut fishery opens on the outer coast and the Strait of Juan de Fuca on August 16.

OUTDOORS: Late summer halibut season updated; annual limits raised

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife updated its halibut season, opening late season all-depth recreational halibut fishing beginning Aug. 16 and raising… Continue reading

Dave Bergeron/WDFW The late-season halibut fishery opens on the outer coast and the Strait of Juan de Fuca on August 16.
Steve Hazard of Angler's Hideaway in Sekiu caught this good-sized hatchery chinook Wednesday morning while fishing with good friend Morris Bond, age 83, in the Turquoise Avenger.

OUTDOORS: Anglers catching healthy kings

FOOTBALL-SHAPED CHINOOK of the clipped adipose fin variety are being found by anglers from Neah Bay to Port Angeles Harbor. Sekiu and Port Angeles opened… Continue reading

Steve Hazard of Angler's Hideaway in Sekiu caught this good-sized hatchery chinook Wednesday morning while fishing with good friend Morris Bond, age 83, in the Turquoise Avenger.
Chris DuBois battles the elements on the road during Saturday’s Gravel Unravel in the mountains northwest of Quilcene. DuBois, of Seattle, raced on the 55-mile-long course. (Dan James/Peninsula Adventure Sports)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Gravel Unravel turns into a mud bath

Riders face heavy rain, mud and even hail

Chris DuBois battles the elements on the road during Saturday’s Gravel Unravel in the mountains northwest of Quilcene. DuBois, of Seattle, raced on the 55-mile-long course. (Dan James/Peninsula Adventure Sports)
Arlington angler John Nunnally caught this king in July 2020 while fishing near Skagway off Neah Bay with his cousin Chad Huffman. The fish weighed in at 31.7 pounds at Mason's Resort in Sekiu.

OUTDOORS: King quota up off Neah Bay, coho totals down

OCEAN-GOING ANGLERS will open the summer salmon season next Friday when the chinook fishery opens off Neah Bay (Marine Area 4) and La Push (Marine… Continue reading

Arlington angler John Nunnally caught this king in July 2020 while fishing near Skagway off Neah Bay with his cousin Chad Huffman. The fish weighed in at 31.7 pounds at Mason's Resort in Sekiu.
Cyclists ride around Worthington Park in Quilcene as part of the Bon Jon Pass Out in 2023. More than 300 cyclists are expected to descend on Quilcene this weekend. (David Goetze)

PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Gravel Unravel returns to Quilcene with more than 300 cyclists expected

The biggest gravel race in Jefferson County returns this Saturday in the hills and forests between Quilcene and Blyn. The Bon Jon Pass… Continue reading

Cyclists ride around Worthington Park in Quilcene as part of the Bon Jon Pass Out in 2023. More than 300 cyclists are expected to descend on Quilcene this weekend. (David Goetze)
Spot shrimp seasons are open or opening up soon in various marine areas around the Olympic Peninsula. (Chuck Ridley/WDFW)

OUTDOORS: Recreational shrimp seasons opening up

Recreational shrimp harvesting in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Strait, excluding the Disocvery Bay Shrimp District, is open or will… Continue reading

Spot shrimp seasons are open or opening up soon in various marine areas around the Olympic Peninsula. (Chuck Ridley/WDFW)

OUTDOORS: United Way Hike-a-Thon benefit begins July 1

Enjoy the great outdoors and raise funds to support United… Continue reading

Emily Matthiesen An otter shows off a starry flounder catch in Sequim Bay in April. The North Olympic Flounder Pounder derby in Port Angeles on June 8 will pay out the top five heaviest fish with a $3,000 first-place prize.

OUTDOORS: Flounder derby makes debut June 8 in Port Angeles

Cash prizes totaling $5,500 going to the top five flatfish

Emily Matthiesen An otter shows off a starry flounder catch in Sequim Bay in April. The North Olympic Flounder Pounder derby in Port Angeles on June 8 will pay out the top five heaviest fish with a $3,000 first-place prize.

OUTDOORS: Olympic National Park will help with boat cleaning

Olympic National Park is launching a new aquatic invasive species program to protect Lake Crescent and Lake Ozette with free boat cleaning… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Be mindful of May’s tidal swings

Puget Sound anglers at 13-percent of halibut quota

OUTDOORS: Lowland lakes trout opener Saturday statewide

A BOOMING BELLY laugh was all it took to know John Brewer was at work at the Peninsula Daily News offices. You could hear the… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Last day of Sekiu king fishery is today (Friday)

Limit reaches 98-percent before final days

For Outdoors-PDN-240412 Dave Johnson caught this chinook while fishing off of Neah Bay. The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted ocean salmon season recommendations on Wednesday.

OUTDOORS: Neah Bay salmon season opening June 22

Coastal Cleanup targets Jefferson County state parks April 20

For Outdoors-PDN-240412 Dave Johnson caught this chinook while fishing off of Neah Bay. The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted ocean salmon season recommendations on Wednesday.