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OUTDOORS: Rain needed to lift area rivers; Dungeness River closes to fishing Friday

DEPLETED NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula rivers and streams will welcome whatever rainfall they can receive as the weather forecast…

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OUTDOORS: Return of the Blob in store off shore?

IS ANOTHER BLOB setting up shop in the northern Pacific Ocean?

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OUTDOORS: Low flows could delay Dungeness River coho fishery

NO NEWS WILL be good news for anglers looking to drop a line in the Dungeness River for…

OUTDOORS: Razor clam digs on tap Thursday night

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OUTDOORS: Razor clam digs on tap Thursday night

THE FIRST RAZOR clam digs of the fall season will get underway tonight and continue through Saturday night…

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OUTDOORS: Time to forage for fungi

A RAINY SEPTEMBER has produced prime fungi-growing conditions on the West End and in eastern Jefferson County areas…

OUTDOORS: Sunny skies for silvers

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OUTDOORS: Sunny skies for silvers

FORECASTS APPEAR FAVORABLE for some sunny silver fishing on through Saturday, something that has been missing for much…

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OUTDOORS: Harvest reductions likely with new salmon accord

REDUCTIONS IN SALMON harvest, particularly chinook, would impact much of the Pacific Coast if the Pacific Salmon Commission’s…

Angler Kevin Pennington brought in these two coho last weekend.                                Mason’s Olson Resort

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OUTDOORS: Wade through the wild stock to find keeper coho

A WAVE OF wild coho swept in along the Strait of Juan de Fuca after the recent rains.

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OUTDOORS: No razor digs at Kalaloch this year, possibility exists in 2019

KALALOCH BEACH WASN’T included on a tentative schedule of fall razor clam digs announced by the state Department…

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OUTDOORS: Silvers running off Sekiu, in Hood Canal

SILVERS ARE RUNNING in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and on down to Hood Canal, so it’s…

OUTDOORS: Solid chinook season coming to a close in Strait of Juan de Fuca

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OUTDOORS: Solid chinook season coming to a close in Strait of Juan de Fuca

*Editor’s Note: A portion of this column includes a mention of fishing the Strait of Juan de Fuca…

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OUTDOORS: Warmwater species thriving in recently re-opened Crocker Lake

WARMWATER FISH SPECIES such as sunfish, bluegill and brown bullhead catfish have repopulated Jefferson County’s Crocker Lake in…

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles Harbor crabbing has risks/rewards

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OUTDOORS: Port Angeles Harbor crabbing has risks/rewards

THE QUESTION POPS up once or twice a year from readers and came into my email inbox again…

OUTDOORS: Crescent trail hike offers serenity

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OUTDOORS: Crescent trail hike offers serenity

THE SPRUCE RAILROAD Trail is open and plenty busy. If you want to enjoy some amazing views of…

OUTDOORS: Good catches at Freshwater Bay; king limit upped to two Saturday off Neah Bay

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OUTDOORS: Good catches at Freshwater Bay; king limit upped to two Saturday off Neah Bay

FRESHWATER BAY PROVED productive for an experienced batch of salmon anglers recently.

OUTDOORS: Mixed results for salmon, crab

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OUTDOORS: Mixed results for salmon, crab

BIGGER KINGS ARE out there in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off Port Angeles but they aren’t…

OUTDOORS: Salmon season off to a good start

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OUTDOORS: Salmon season off to a good start

GOOD SALMON FISHING on the split openers along the Strait of Juan de Fuca off Sekiu (Marine Area…

OUTDOORS: Crabbing, salmon fishing get going in earnest shortly

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OUTDOORS: Crabbing, salmon fishing get going in earnest shortly

EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING … or will be soon when seasons for king and coho salmon and Dungeness crab…

OUTDOORS: Another halibut opening slated

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OUTDOORS: Another halibut opening slated

THOSE FINAL HALIBUT dates last weekend? They weren’t so final after all.

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OUTDOORS: Halibut wraps up Saturday, saltwater salmon getting started

HALIBUT AND CHINOOK limits are possible for anglers fishing in the waters of marine areas 3 (La Push)…