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OUTDOORS: McCurdy Point near Port Townsend productive over halibut opener

The far edge of Marine Area 6 may have been one of the better spots for last week’s…

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OUTDOORS: Salmon season quota numbers available

A number of the agreed-upon 2021-22 salmon season fisheries have been posted by the state Department of Fish…

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OUTDOORS: 2021-22 salmon seasons announced

CONTINUED LOW RUNS of wild kings and certain coho stocks will limit salmon fishing seasons despite good coho…

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Spot shrimp season will begin in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Hood Canal on May 19.

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OUTDOORS: Recreational shrimp season begins May 19

OLYMPIA — Puget Sound will open for recreational spot shrimp fishing beginning May 19, shellfish managers with the…

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OUTDOORS: Elwha River fishing moratorium extended

PORT ANGELES — A year-long extension to the now 10-year old moratorium on commercial and recreation fishing on…

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OUTDOORS: Kelp health stable in western Strait, off coast

Puget Sound forests declining

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OUTDOORS: Rockfish rebound leads to larger limits off the coast

In time for the weekend bite, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced a Saturday opener for…

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OUTDOORS: Salmon season projections unveiled

Coho runs up, chinook down

Joey Pyburn, left, and Tom Nelson, the host of 710 AM ESPN Seattle’s The Outdoor Line radio show, display a 17.5-pound blackmouth chinook caught while fishing out of Mason’s Resort in Sekiu. The blackmouth chinook fishery will run through April 30 in Marine Area 5. Neighboring Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca) and 9 (Admiralty Inlet) will not open for blackmouth fisheries this year. (Mason’s Resort)

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OUTDOORS: Radio host finds blackmouth success off Sekiu

Joey Pyburn, left, and Tom Nelson, the host of 710 AM ESPN Seattle’s The Outdoor Line radio show,…

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OUTDOORS: New Port of Port Angeles webcam in PA Harbor

Lakes continue slow warming trend

Port Angeles resident Hal Force stands at the summit of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet), Africa's highest peak and the fourth-tallest mountain in the world. (Photo courtesy Hal Force)

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OUTDOORS: Port Angeles’ Hal Force reaches summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak

PORT ANGELES — Eleven different changes to his airline itinerary, 52-hours of one-way travel and thousands of feet…

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OUTDOORS: Maple syrup tapping time on the Peninsula

NEED A BREAK from the winter doldrums or just an excuse to go outside and get some fresh…

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OUTDOORS: Three-day brant hunting season starts Saturday in Clallam County

Apply for Puget Sound Recreational Crab and Shrimp Advisory Council

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OUTDOORS: Steelheaders plan boat rally against new rules in Forks

TRAILERED DRIFT BOATS are a common sight in Forks during the winter time as anglers visit the West…

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Conservation common thread for new members of Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission

AFTER SPEAKING WITH Port Townsend’s Lorna Smith, one of Gov. Jay Inslee’s recent appointees to the state Fish…

Lorna Smith appointed to state Fish and Wildlife Commission

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OUTDOORS: Port Townsend’s Lorna Smith appointed to state Fish and Wildlife Commission

The North Olympic Peninsula once again has representation on the state Fish and Wildlife Commission, a nine-person citizen…

Paddle boarder Luke Burritt of team Fueled on Stoke takes off at the start of the Race to Alaska in 2017.

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2021 Race to Alaska canceled

New WA360 race set for June

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Clallam County closes Strait of Juan de Fuca beaches to shellfish

PORT ANGELES — The Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Health Division announced late last…

The 2020 winter season operations for Hurricane Ridge began Nov. 27 with glistening treetops and a thick carpet of snow for visitors.On Saturday, 39 inches of snow were recorded at the snow sensor at the ridge. The ridge is open for skiing, snowboarding, tubing and other winter sports. (Laura Foster/Peninsula Daily News)

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OUTDOORS: Hurricane Ridge readies for opening as government shutdown looms

THE PIECES ARE in place for an epic winter holiday for skiers, snowboarders and tubers at Hurricane Ridge,…

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OUTDOORS: State Rep. Mike Chapman’s committee oversees WDFW

AS THE NEWLY-ELECTED chair of the state House Committee on Rural Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources, State Rep.…