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Crabbing season returns to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet and most of the Hood Canal beginning July 1.

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OUTDOORS: Crab seasons and proposed extra halibut days announced

OLYMPIA — Crab seasons in most areas of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and, Admiralty Inlet and…

This 75-inch, 224-pound halibut was caught by Mike Mahoney of Park City, Utah, third from left, while fishing the Strait of Juan de Fuca out of Sekiu's Van Riper's Resort. The state record for Pacific halibut is a 288-pounder caught at Swiftsure Bank in September 1989.

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OUTDOORS: Free fishing weekend Saturday and Sunday with state parks access also complementary at times

National Forest access also free

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A day was added to spot shrimp season in Marine Area 9.

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OUTDOORS: Day added for spot shrimp; Lower Hoh River to open for gamefish

OLYMPIA — The quota count is in and more shrimp fishing is on the way for many marine…

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OUTDOORS: Four more days of razor clam digging at Mocrocks

Four days of clam digging

Rand Pierce caught this 43-pound halibut while fishing off Coho Estates near Sekiu last Saturday.

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OUTDOORS: Ample halibut quota remains

Neah Bay to remain closed through Oct. 1

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OUTDOORS: High winds, few halibut so far

Recreational halibut anglers aren’t getting a ton of help early in the season with last week’s ocean and…

From left, Harper McGuire and Ella Schulz, members of the Olympic Peninsula Rowing Association

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ROWING: OPRA returns to competition

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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…

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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

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