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OUTDOORS: Olympic National Park reopens coastal rivers to fishing Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — An emergency closure of recreational fishing in many rivers and streams at Olympic National Park…

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West End streams re-open Monday

NO TRICKS, AND mostly a treat starting Monday for anglers looking to get back on West End rivers.

Craig Larson helps his 3-year-old son Barrett net a rainbow trout during Kids Fishing Day on April 23. It was Barrett’s first catch ever, Larson said. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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OUTDOORS: Sequim scales back Carrie Blake Park pond fishing for youth

Lost fish, water quality, event use cited

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OUTDOORS: Looking like added dates, earlier in season for 2023 halibut

Initial talks between the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the public are pointing to more halibut…

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OUTDOORS: Low flows closing West End rivers to fishing

A DRY SUMMER coupled with a sunny start to autumn has drawn down stream flows to mere trickles…

Grady Moon (335), Tim Branham (447), Taren Reaves (362) and another runner compete in the Larry Scott Trail Run in 2021 in Port Townsend. (Courtesy of Port Angeles Marathon Association)

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OUTDOORS: Larry Scott Trail run returns Oct. 15

PORT TOWNSEND — The fourth annual Larry Scott Trail Run returns Oct. 15 along the Port Townsend waterfront.

Chase Gunnell/WDFW The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding a series of virtual town hall meetings on coastal steelhead management beginning Oct. 20.

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OUTDOORS: State to hold virtual town halls on coastal steelhead

First event set for Oct. 20

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS Ian Mackie of Gig Harbor prepares to launch his kayak from Pebble Beach as an iron man competitor during Saturday's Big Hurt in Port Angeles.

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ADVENTURE SPORTS: A beautiful day for a Big Hurt

Ideal weather welcomes ironmen, teams

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ADVENTURE SPORTS: Big Hurt returns Saturday; registration remains open

More than 200 racers expected

Vancouver's Andrea Blankenship caught this cabezon while targeting bottomfish off of Neah Bay over Labor Day weekend.

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OUTDOORS: 56 days of razor clamming planned from Sept. 22 to Dec. 28

A RAZOR CLAM season featuring 56 days of prospective digs ranging from Sept. 22 to Dec. 28 has…

Sequim's Kyle Kautzman enjoyed an excellent day of fishing near Salt Creek on his Old Town kayak. Kautzman caught a pair of good-sized hatchery coho after spending time releasing a number of kings and lingcod.

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OUTDOORS: Coho taking their sweet time to return in bulk

HATCHERY COHO APPEAR to be taking their time to return en masse to the Strait of Juan de…

Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News The Cloudraker Skybridge spans a pair of summits at the top of Whistler Peak in British Columbia. It is 430 feet long and sits at 7,160 feet in elevation. It was built in 2018.

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OUTDOORS: A place to rake the clouds not so far away

Whistler Peak skybridge not for the faint of heart

Federal Way angler James Tift had a mess of success fishing offshore at Swiftsure Bank in Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) on Thursday. Tift limited on hatchery coho while catching a halibut, a lingcod and rockfish.

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OUTDOORS: Archery tuneup event in Port Angeles ahead of September hunting seasons

HUNTERS LOOKING TO notch some bows in preparation for September’s start of early archery black-tailed deer and elk…

Port Angeles angler Justin Peterson landed this good-sized hatchery chinook while fishing just off shore at the Caves near Sekiu.

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OUTDOORS: Fish and Wildlife’s Recreational Salmon Manager will discuss catch number estimates at Anglers’ meeting Aug. 17

In-seasons salmon management has been a hot-button topic for North Olympic Peninsula anglers throughout 2022.

More days of recreational shrimping are being added for the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca. (Eric Winther/Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

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OUTDOORS: Shrimp days added for eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca

OLYMPIA — With quota remaining in the recreational spot shrimp fishery, state shellfish managers have added some final…

SeaWalker charter skipper Fred Walker caught this good-sized chinook while fishing out of Neah Bay. Upon filetting, the flesh was found to be white, caused by a recessive genetic trait found mainly in kings from the Fraser River north to Alaska.

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OUTDOORS: White kings a genetic rarity

Hatchery coho fishery until Sept. 25 in Marine Area 9

The trail from Hurricane Ridge to Klahhane Ridge on a blistering hot day Thursday. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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PIERRE LaBOSSIERE COLUMN: Don’t gotta have that bonk

This has been a strange summer. Especially for getting outdoors.

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OUTDOORS: Marine Area 6 west of Ediz Hook closed to salmon fishing

OLYMPIA — Marine Area 6 west of Ediz Hook will be closed to all salmon fishing from Wednesday…

Clallam Bay angler Brandon Rodriguez found success while shore fishing for king and coho in Marine Area 5 along the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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OUTDOORS: Chinook fishing days numbered off Port Angeles

Catch estimates at nearly 90 percent

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife The Chinook selective fishery within Marine Area 6.

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OUTDOORS: Chinook will be open daily at Sekiu

OLYMPIA — Salmon fishing at Sekiu — Marine Area 5 — will return to seven days a week…