OUTDOORS: Matt Schubert’s five best bets to do this weekend
Published 12:01 am Friday, November 19, 2010
• Sol Duc salmon — Time is running out for anglers hoping to throw a few more salmon into the freezer this fall.
There are still plenty of fish in the river. You might have to pick through a few to get one worth keeping, but isn’t that part of the fun?
• Wading for crab — A few minus tides will roll into Peninsula bays Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights.
Might I suggest throwing on some waders and heading out to Dungeness Bay for some crab wading in the dark?
As long as you have a lantern, crab rake and hearty constitution, you can come away with crabs.
• Hoodsport chum — This run tends to wind down by the time Thanksgiving rolls around.
Given the way anglers pounded them last Saturday — 20 anglers, 49 chum — this year might be the exception.
• Winterfest — The annual winter sports fundraiser returns to Vern Burton Community Center tonight (see column for specifics).
Good food, good people and good booze. Sold.
• Young man –Felix Hernandez won his first Cy Young award Thursday after voters looked past his so-so 13-12 record toward the rest of dominant stat line.
Given Felix’s age (24) and stats to date, this could be the first of many.
My over/under: 2 ½.
