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Spot shrimp seasons are open or opening up soon in various marine areas around the Olympic Peninsula. (Chuck Ridley/WDFW)

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OUTDOORS: Recreational shrimp seasons opening up

OLYMPIA — Recreational shrimp harvesting in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Admiralty Strait, excluding the Disocvery…

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OUTDOORS: United Way Hike-a-Thon benefit begins July 1

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An otter shows off a starry flounder catch in Sequim Bay in April. The North Olympic Flounder Pounder derby in Port Angeles on June 8 will pay out the top five heaviest fish with a $3,000 first-place prize.

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OUTDOORS: Flounder derby makes debut June 8 in Port Angeles

Cash prizes totaling $5,500 going to the top five flatfish

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OUTDOORS: Olympic National Park will help with boat cleaning

PORT ANGELES — Olympic National Park is launching a new aquatic invasive species program to protect Lake Crescent…

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OUTDOORS: Be mindful of May’s tidal swings

Puget Sound anglers at 13-percent of halibut quota

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OUTDOORS: Lowland lakes trout opener Saturday statewide

A BOOMING BELLY laugh was all it took to know John Brewer was at work at the Peninsula…

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OUTDOORS: Last day of Sekiu king fishery is today (Friday)

Limit reaches 98-percent before final days

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Dave Johnson caught this chinook while fishing off of Neah Bay. The Pacific Fishery Management Council adopted ocean salmon season recommendations on Wednesday.

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OUTDOORS: Neah Bay salmon season opening June 22

Coastal Cleanup targets Jefferson County state parks April 20

Spot shrimp season begins on May 16 and May 17 in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet and Hood Canal, depending on the specific marine area. (Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

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OUTDOORS: Spot shrimp season begins May 16-17

More razor clam digs this week

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Halibut angler John Beath, operator of SquidPro Charters, caught this halibut while fishing off Port Angeles with some buddies on opening day of halibut season Thursday.

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OUTDOORS: Opening day halibut anglers find flatfish

Windy weather keeps effort down

Chris Hartman of the Olympic Peninsula Frosty Moss relay team Sub Alpine Tees passes the relay stick off to teammate Chris Cummings as the rest of Sub Alpine team members cheer him on. Sub Alpine Tees was one of 61 relay teams to compete. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss was anything but frosty this year

60 teams compete in the big race, another 18 in the Mini Moss

Anglers enjoyed a successful fishing outing out of Sekiu in 2021 with captain Tom Burlingame and Excel Fishing Charters.

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OUTDOORS: Bigger halibut limit, more days to fish

Halibut season is coming up quickly in April with some positive changes for halibut anglers.

Frosty Moss relay.

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OUTDOOR SPORTS: Frosty Moss Relay coming this Saturday

PORT ANGELES — The first Peninsula Adventure Sports endurance event of the year takes place Saturday with beautiful…

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OUTDOORS: Bottomfish limits, management topic of WDFW public meeting

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a virtual public meeting at 6 p.m.…

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Floats for the City of Port Angeles' boat launch on Ediz Hook sit on the ground near the launch on Friday after they were removed to prevent storm damage.

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OUTDOORS: Port Angeles anglers staring at limited boat launch options ahead of April’s halibut opener

Ediz Hook Boat Launch floats damaged by storms and waves, manufacturer out of business

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: State salmon forecasts released

Chinook down a bit; coho should be solid

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OUTDOORS: Razor clam digging reopens today

OLYMPIA — Razor clam diggers can look forward to more digging on coastal beaches beginning today, Washington Department…

Peninsula Adventure Sports’ Olympic Adventure Trail run returns April 13. Here, Debbie Proctor of Vancouver (307) and Sherry Xiong of Port Angeles (343) run in the half-marathon of the OAT Run in 2021. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

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PENINSULA ADVENTURE SPORTS: Trail running season begins this spring

PORT ANGELES — There are a number of trail running events and activities coming up this spring on…

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OUTDOORS: Puget Sound halibut season starts April 4

Sequim Dave Croonquist represents sports anglers in halibut season negotiations and participated in the International Pacific Halibut Commission…

Runners take on the Elwha Bridge 5K/10K in February 2023. The event returns this Saturday. (Run the Peninsula)

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RUN THE PENINSULA: Elwha Bridge Run returns Saturday

​PORT ANGELES — The fifth annual Run the Peninsula series begins Saturday with the Elwha Bridge 5K/10K west…