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OUTDOORS: Shellfish harvesting closures added in Clallam and Jefferson counties

PORT ANGELES — Numerous beaches in both Clallam and Jefferson counties have been added to shellfish closures due…

Angler Rob Robinson of Double R Squid Jigs said a thresher shark took this bite out of his hooked king before he could bring it on board. Robinson was fishing off La Push with Outlander Charters.

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OUTDOORS: Hatchery boost doesn’t hurt northwest stocks

Study on steelhead suggests

Port Townsend crabber Max Raymond had success off Kala Point, finding four large Dungeness and one rock crab during a recent trap pull.

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OUTDOORS: Salmon schedule changes continue out west

Neah Bay west of Tatoosh-Line reopens for kings July 25

Janell McCullough caught this good-sized hatchery chinook while fishing off of Sekiu over the Marine Area 5 salmon opener last weekend.

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OUTDOORS: Salmon season starts strong off Port Angeles

Anglers enjoyed a successful Fourth of July weekend, catching solid numbers of chinook out west and finding even…

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Cycling tour will criss-cross Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — Bicycle Rides Northwest’s Olympic Peninsula-wide cycling tour will bring more than 300 riders to the…

Everett's Marvin Livermont caught this king with a purple haze lure while fishing the Garbage Dump off Neah Bay. Due to high king catch estimates, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has suspended salmon fishing beginning today east of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line and July 5 west of the line.

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Neah Bay chinook put on ice

Neah Bay fishing season fully paused Tuesday

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OUTDOORS: Chinook limit cut to one off Neah Bay starting today

Weekend of fishing trims 12 percent off quota

Wonder of the Mekong and University of Nevada-Reno A 661-pound giant freshwater stingray caught and released near a remote Cambodian island in the Mekong River is the largest freshwater fish in the world. Wonder of the Mekong and University of Nevada, Reno

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OUTDOORS: Hunter education class changes for youth

World’s largest freshwater fish caught

Green crabs

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OUTDOORS: Extra spot shrimp day added for Hood Canal

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

Puget Sound Anglers-North Olympic Peninsula chapter A full Dungeness crab pot awaits crabbers during a run to check pots on the Strait of Juan de Fuca last summer.

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OUTDOORS: Crab season announced, lecture on abundance Tuesday

July 1 through Labor Day

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ADVENTURE SPORTS: Big Hurt registration now open

PORT ANGELES — Registration is now open for the Big Hurt multi-sport race which takes place in and…

Puget Sound Anglers A Dungeness crab discussion will be presented by members of the North Olympic Peninsula chapter of Puget Sound Anglers at Wednesday's club meeting at the Sequim Elks Lodge.

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OUTDOORS: Fishing, clamming free this weekend

Work begins on stretch of Quillayute River June 20

John Mauro of Port Townsend crosses the line as the men’s winner Sunday in the North Olympic Discovery Marathon in Port Angeles. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Runners conquer conditions, race course

Larson family takes men’s, women’s 10-kilometer events

Youths take off from the starting line of Saturday’s Kids’ Marathon, a family-friendly feature of the Olympic Discovery Marathon, along the Waterfront Trail at Port Angeles City Pier. About 300 children were expected to take part in the 1.2-mile fun run. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

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KIDS’ MARATHON: Even the little ones run on marathon weekend

Youths take off from the starting line of Saturday’s Kids’ Marathon, a family-friendly feature of the Olympic Discovery…

Lauren Larson, Langdon Larson and Leia Larson celebrate their victories at the North Olympic Discovery Marathon. Lauren won the women's 10K, Langdon the men's 10K and Leia the women's 5K. (Pierre LaBossiere/Peninsula Daily News)

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NORTH OLYMPIC DISCOVERY MARATHON: It’s a Larsonpalooza on day one of weekend of races

Siblings win three out of four events

Humboldt squid brian burke

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OUTDOORS: Humboldt squid off coast

A potential rarity to watch for this summer, the return of non-native Humboldt squid to the waters of…

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: PA’s Leia Larson winner of women’s Rhody Run Redux 5K

PORT TOWNSEND — Updated results from the Rhody Run Redux showed that Port Angeles middle school student Leia…

After a two-year hiatus, the Rhody Run took off again on Sunday in a new venue, the Jefferson County Fairgrounds. At the starting gun, the trio of Owen Chamberlain, from Tacoma, John Munro, from Port Townsend and the city manager, and Seamus Fraser, from Port Townsend, lead the pack around the 6.2-mile (10K) course. Fraser won the event with an official time of 35 minutes, 12.33 seconds. Munro was first in his age group of 45-49 and third overall with a time of 36:56.72. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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OUTDOOR SPORTS: (Updated results) Rhody Run returns in style

PORT TOWNSEND — More than 900 runners took part in the 2022 Rhody Run Redux at a new…

Courtesy of Riley Nachtrieb Ultramarathoner Riley Nachtrieb of Seattle, left, recently became the first person to run the Olympic Discovery Trail's entire length from Port Townsend to La Push non-stop, finishing the 135-mile journey in 41 hours 29 minutes.

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OUTDOORS: Ultrarunner Riley Nachtrieb runs entire length of Olympic Discovery Trail in 41 hours, 29 minutes

Covered a distance equal to more than 5 full marathons

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News An excavator moves dirt on Thursday at the site of a pump track under construction at Erickson Playfield in Port Angeles. Volunteers are sought to help with asphalt installation from May 25 to June 1.

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OUTDOORS: Port Angeles pump track project seeking volunteers May 25-June 1

Asphalt installation portion of new bicycle pump track