OUTDOORS: New head of Department of Fish and Wildlife appointed; Puget Sound Anglers meet Thursday in Sequim; Kokanees on the move

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OUTDOORS: New head of Department of Fish and Wildlife appointed; Puget Sound Anglers meet Thursday in Sequim; Kokanees on the move

MEET THE NEW boss, hopefully a change for the better from the old boss.

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PRO BASEBALL: Uvila first North Olympic Peninsula product drafted since 2015

RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERS whose fastball can’t clock 80 MPH on the radar gun coming out of high school typically…

OUTDOORS: Halibut season extended by three more days

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OUTDOORS: Halibut season extended by three more days

SOME GOOD NEWS for halibut anglers, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife added three more days to…

Fisheries and Oceans Canada A wide swath of the Canadian portion of the Strait of Juan de Fuca has been closed (in blue) to all recreational finfish fishing, including salmon, in an effort to protect Southern Resident Killer Whales.

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OUTDOORS: Canada closes recreational fishing along much of its side of Strait of Juan de Fuca to protect orcas, chinook

IN ANOTHER BLOW to recreational fishing, Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced a complete closure of finfish fishing in…

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OUTDOORS: State numbers show big catch

GO AHEAD HALIBUT anglers and pat yourselves on the back.

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OUTDOORS: Kids’ Fishing Day canceled in Sequim

STASH THE SNOOPY fishing rods for a little while, kids.

OUTDOORS: Halibut in hiding during opening weekend

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OUTDOORS: Halibut in hiding during opening weekend

THE EFFORT CERTAINLY wasn’t lacking for halibut anglers off the coast and along the Strait of Juan de…

OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens Friday; Kid’s Fishing Day in Sequim is May 19

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OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens Friday; Kid’s Fishing Day in Sequim is May 19

THE FLATFISH GOLD rush begins Friday, the opening day of halibut season off the coast, along the Strait…

OUTDOORS: Anglers fish through rainy opening day

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OUTDOORS: Anglers fish through rainy opening day

LAST SATURDAY’S LOWLAND lake trout opener was held in gray, rainy conditions across much, if not all of…

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OUTDOORS: Lowland lakes opener Saturday, Lake Leland plant set Wednesday

SATURDAY MARKS THE official opening day of lowland lake trout season as hundreds of lakes statewide open for…

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OUTDOORS: All you need to know about shrimp

ALL SEVEN SHRIMP species commonly harvested by sport shrimpers typically undergo a sex change in their life cycles…

OUTDOORS: Port Townsend’s Burke and Meehan catch blackmouth beauty; flatfish limit changes off the coast

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OUTDOORS: Port Townsend’s Burke and Meehan catch blackmouth beauty; flatfish limit changes off the coast

LINGCOD SEASON IS underway off La Push and Neah Bay, and while limits didn’t change for these ugly…

OUTDOORS: Halibut tactics and techniques presented Thursday night in Sequim

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OUTDOORS: Halibut tactics and techniques presented Thursday night in Sequim

ANGLER, AUTHOR AND guide John Beath of Sequim will present his Top 10 Tactics for Catching Halibut in…

OUTDOORS: Chinook reductions, coho opportunities highlight finalized salmon seasons

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OUTDOORS: Chinook reductions, coho opportunities highlight finalized salmon seasons

GOOD AND BAD news comes with the release of finalized Pacific Ocean, Strait of Juan de Fuca and…

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OUTDOORS: Poaching violations on the North Olympic Peninsula

ABUSE OF RESOURCES on the North Olympic Peninsula — improperly harvesting animals such as fish, deer, elk or…

OUTDOORS: Kid’s Fishing Derby Saturday in Port Angeles; halibut talks next week; blackmouth biting and more

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OUTDOORS: Kid’s Fishing Derby Saturday in Port Angeles; halibut talks next week; blackmouth biting and more

WARM BEVERAGES AND plenty of patience will be sought-after commodities Saturday morning for the annual Kid’s Fishing Derby…

OUTDOORS: Salmon season proposals released

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OUTDOORS: Salmon season proposals released

HEADING INTO THE back stretch of North of Falcon, the annual salmon season setting process, anglers should be…

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OUTDOORS: Rules changes coming in July

NEW SIMPLIFIED FISHING rules will go into effect throughout Washington in July, highlighted by the repeal of mandatory…

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OUTDOORS: Limit rises to two hatchery chinook Friday in Area 9; halibut quotas released

ANGLERS WILL GET a bonus beginning Friday in Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet).

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OUTDOORS: State outlines trout planting plans for 2018

HOT ON THE heels of Thursday’s Outdoors column, which touched on recent trout plants, comes the official release…