Lee Horton

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Summer river fishing guidelines

YOU HAVE TO get up pretty early in the morning to have a chance at a productive fishing day on the rivers. For reasons I… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Chinook dividing line

WHEN I HIKED Cape Flattery last month I recognized I was standing at the point where the Strait of Juan de Fuca meets the mighty… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Olympic fun in real time

I’VE BEEN WATCHING a lot of Seattle Mariners games the last month or two. It has become a bit of a nightly routine for me:… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School boys basketball coach resigns

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team is without a head coach after Wes Armstrong resigned this week to take a teaching job… Continue reading

Port Angeles High School boys basketball coach resigns

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles boys basketball team is without a head coach after Wes Armstrong resigned this week to take a teaching job… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: State delays ocean closure

THEY AREN’T HALIBUT and they aren’t salmon, but they are good for business. So, it was big news when the ocean waters off Neah Bay… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Short hike is worth the drive

THE FIRST TWO things I tell anyone who asks me about the North Olympic Peninsula are it’s beautiful here and the people are friendly. Often… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Silvers share the ocean throne

SALTWATER CHINOOK FISHING was so fruitful last week that it really had nowhere to go but down. And down it has gone. The drop hasn’t… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Thunder, lightning don’t stop anglers

MOTHER NATURE PUT on a fireworks show last week that caused many throughout the North Olympic Peninsula to go to work Friday tired and grumpy.… Continue reading

Two Quileute tribal welcoming canoes head up the Quillayute River on Thursday as they await paddlers coming into LaPush. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News

Paddle Journey docks in Port Angeles on Monday

PORT ANGELES — Hollywood Beach will serve as the meeting point Monday for at least 17 canoes participating in the Paddle to Squaxin 2012. Once… Continue reading

Two Quileute tribal welcoming canoes head up the Quillayute River on Thursday as they await paddlers coming into LaPush. Lonnie Archibald/for Peninsula Daily News
U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Richard A. “Tony” Hahn

Port Angeles Coast Guard station gets new commanding officer

PORT ANGELES — Capt. Richard A. “Tony” Hahn has turned over command of Coast Guard Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles to Cmdr. Keith P.… Continue reading

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Richard A. “Tony” Hahn

State dispute review board upholds Sequim licensing subagent’s contract termination

SEQUIM — A state dispute review board has upheld the termination of Sequim vehicle and vessel licensing subagent Karen Shewbert. Shewbert operated the Sequim Vehicle/Vessel… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: It’s warm, take a hike

A COMMON DECLARATION I hear around the newsroom is that summer weather doesn’t come to the North Olympic Peninsula until July 5. Well, here we… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Kings ruling the Strait

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL thing when something actually lives up to the hype. Behold the beauty of the ocean salmon opener. “The kings have been outstanding,”… Continue reading

SPORTS: Port Angeles golfer is an exceptional exception

PORT ANGELES — By any measurement, Joe Barnes had an incredible golf season. What makes it especially unbelievable is he wasn’t even playing golf a… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Program aims to preserve Elwha River chinook salmon

PORT ANGELES — The ultimate goal of the state Department of Fish and Wildlife's Elwha River chinook hatchery program is to shut it down. Before… Continue reading

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Expect nice crab, king openers

THE WAIT FOR the crab and salmon season will end before the weekend is over, as both fisheries open Sunday. This is fantastic news for… Continue reading

Elwha River hatchery chinook salmon meeting set today (Lee Horton outdoors column)

AN UPDATED PLAN for Elwha River hatchery chinook will be discussed in Port Angeles today. State Fish and Wildlife will conduct the meeting about the… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

SPORTS: Brandon scores again as boys soccer MVP

PORT ANGELES — The district playoff game between Port Angeles and Sumner was a perfect example of what made Anthony Brandon so dangerous. “At any… Continue reading

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News

LEE HORTON’S OUTDOORS COLUMN: Sequim Bay shellfish closure

HOPEFULLY YOU GAVE heed to last week’s advice about shellfish at Sequim Bay. The state Department of Health announced Wednesday that Sequim Bay is now… Continue reading