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OUTDOORS: Wentworth Lake access not coming back soon

EARLY LAST YEAR, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife floated a proposal to purchase a parcel of…

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OUTDOORS: Ocean salmon fishing options presented to public

OCEAN-GOING ANGLERS take note: salmon seasons will be reduced this summer.

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OUTDOORS: Canada contemplating recreational fishing ban along its side of Strait of Juan de Fuca to protect chinook

DESIGNED TO PROTECT resident killer whales, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has proposed either an all-fin ban or a…

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OUTDOORS: State releases salmon-run estimates, conference call today

SALMON RUN ESTIMATES released recently by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife are expected to be lower…

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OUTDOORS: Last shot at derby tickets

IT’S THE LAST chance for chinook anglers to get in the running for a serious cash prize.

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OUTDOORS: Area 9 reopens to blackmouth, razor digs announced

MARINE AREA 9 (Admiralty Inlet) reopened to blackmouth chinook fishing today and the fishery will run until encounter…

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OUTDOORS: State seeks testers for new fishing app; halibut catch record card passes state senate

IT DOESN’T PROVIDE anglers the ability to immediately report their catch totals, a function fishermen have been angling…

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OUTDOORS: Bycatch by Alaskan trawlers impacting halibut

HALIBUT BYCATCH, the end result of big money commercial halibut fishing, is having an impact on flatfish stocks.

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OUTDOORS: U.S.-Canadian halibut panel fails to find common ground on quota totals

FOR JUST THE second time in more than 90 years U.S. and Canadian members of the six-person International…

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OUTDOORS: Snow day a fitting tribute for Warren Miller

HEAD FOR THE Ridge on Saturday and Sunday, as a day spent in the snow atop Hurricane Ridge…

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OUTDOORS: Halibut survey taken at poor time

RECREATIONAL ANGLING REPRESENTATIVES John Beath and Dave Croonquist of Sequim are in attendance at the International Pacific Halibut…

OUTDOORS: Winter great time of year for birding on the North Peninsula

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OUTDOORS: Winter great time of year for birding on the North Peninsula

THOSE LOOKING FOR a way to beat the winter blahs should tap into some winter birding activities offered…

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OUTDOORS: Chinook plan sees a bit of light

DEVISED WITHOUT PUBLIC input in secret meetings between the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and 17 Washington…

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OUTDOORS: Rare brant hunt starts Saturday in Clallam County

A HUNTING REVIVAL begins Saturday when a brant (geese) hunt is held for the first time in decades…

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OUTDOORS: State’s wolves are on the move

NATIVE TO THE Olympic Mountain range — how else would there be a Grey Wolf River or the…

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OUTDOORS: Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby tickets on sale online

OLYMPIC PENINSULA SALMON Derby tickets are on sale now online at www.gardinersalmonderby.org, or at area merchants beginning Jan.…

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OUTDOORS: Chinook management plan may hurt fishing opportunity

IF SALMON ANGLERS in Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) think they have it bad now, just wait.

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OUTDOORS: Sol Duc hatchery coho season extended

ADDITIONAL FISHING TIME and the possibility of sunshine would be a nice break in the recent routine of…