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Max Ross recently caught this halibut while fishing the western portion of Marine Area 6.

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OUTDOORS: Halibut quota take pointing toward added time

A HALIBUT CATCH update recently provided by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife shows plenty of quota…

Mukilteo angler Alex Malysheff, right, caught and released this lancetfish while halibut fishing off Neah Bay. A number of lancetfish, usually a tropical species, have washed up on West Coast shores in recent weeks.

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OUTDOORS: Lancetfish no stranger to area seas, shores

Deep sea denizen caught and released off Neah Bay, washing ashore on West Coast

The Northwest Tandem Rally is coming to Sequim May 27-28, the first time the event has come to the Olympic Peninsula since 2000.

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OUTDOOR RECREATION: Tandem bike ride event set in Sequim

PORT ANGELES — Expect to see hundreds of tandem bicycles in the Sequim area on May 27-28.

Ollie Thibault of Shawnigan Lake, B.C., competes in the NW Cup mountain biking downhill race at Dry Hill on Sunday. More than 500 racers took up the challenge on the Dry Hill courses this weekend. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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MOUNTAIN BIKING: NW Cup brings huge crowds to Olympic Peninsula

DRY HILL — More than 500 mountain bike daredevils from all over the U.S. and Canadian Pacific Northwest…

Port Angeles’ Anthony Owen caught this blue-mouthed cabezon while fishing off of Sekiu.

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OUTDOORS: Sequim, Discovery, South Dungeness Bay derelict crab pot removal begins May 20

More than 1,000 derelict crab and shrimp pots — double the expected estimate — were discovered in recent…

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Razor Clams openings are set for the outer coast later this week.

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OUTDOORS: Season’s final razor clam digs announced

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers this weekend confirmed that final coastal razor clam…

Nearly 300 runners take off in the Run the Peninsula's Sequim Railroad Bridge run Saturday morning. (Michael Dashiell/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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RUN THE PENINSULA: Sequim Bridge Run boasts ideal conditions for 300 competitors

Second in racing series includes 5K, 10K distances

Brooke Pederson, 9, of Joyce reels as parents Erik and Paula watch. She soon caught her first fish during the 2022 Kids Fishing Day. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group)

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OUTDOORS: Area lakes stocked and ready for lowland lake opener

With such thrilling fishing experiences available on the waters on and off the North Olympic Peninsula, it can…

Manchester's Harold Hordyk caught this blackmouth chinook while fishing off Sekiu. State fisheries managers said Marine Area 5 will close to salmon retention beginning Monday.

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AREA SPORTS BRIEFS: Chinook retention closing Monday off Sekiu

Last weekend for chinook in Marine Area 5

Marleigh Olson of Arlington runs in the half-marathon in the 10th annual OAT run held in the hills south of Joyce on Saturday. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

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OAT Run: More than 400 runners live the adventure this weekend

10th trail race attracts competitors from three countries and 14 states

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MOUNTAIN BIKING: NW Cup returns to Dry Hill for season’s first race

PORT ANGELES — The annual Northwest Cup races returned to Dry Hill this weekend with hundreds of mountain…

Jhene Laugayan, 5, of Port Angeles, caught the biggest fish of the Kid’s Fishing Derby on Saturday. Her rainbow trout was measured at 19 1/2 inches. She won a fishing pole, a tackle box and a hat from sponsor Olympic Peninsula Flyfishers. Her mom Jessica Laugayan helped with landing Jhene's fish. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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OUTDOORS: Kids’ fishing derby returns after hiatus

Above, Finnegan Mosely, 6, is helped by his grandfather Roger Mosely at the Kids’ Fishing Derby held Saturday…

Mitchell Nunnally caught this 14.6-pound blackmouth off Sekiu while using a Flutter King spoon in the Husky Fever finish last Saturday.

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OUTDOORS: Salmon seasons released; October coho dates for Sekiu and Port Angeles

Silver surprise for areas 5 & 6

Razor clam digs on the outer Washington coast begin Thursday. (WDFW)

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OUTDOORS: WDFW approves coastal razor clam digs beginning Thursday

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers Tuesday confirmed the next round of coastal razor…

Subalpine Tees Race Team runner Chris Cummings hands the baton to brother and teammate Jon Cummings at the Port Angeles Yacht Club transfer zone during Saturday's Frosty Moss Relay. The event that stretches from the Sol Duc Valley to Blyn featured 48 relay teams and four individuals. The Subalpine Tees finished sixth in the 80-mile race. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

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FROSTY MOSS RELAY: The moss truly was frosty in Saturday endurance race

PORT ANGELES — Despite being postponed for six weeks, the Frosty Moss Relay Race managed to remain pretty…

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OUTDOORS: Additional Area 6 chinook and non-selective coho are salmon season possibilities

A recent state Department of Fish and Wildlife North of Falcon presentation shed a little more light on…

Angler Joseph Ebsworth landed this good-sized lingcod while fishing out of Neah Bay on the lingcod and bottomfish opener last Saturday.

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OUTDOORS: More kings, less coho off the coast in three salmon options up for debate

Razor digs today through March 26

BigNativeKing Excel Fishing Charters' Tom Burlingame shows off a native king caught off Neah Bay during the 2022 salmon season.

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OUTDOORS: More chinook, coho forecast to return this summer and fall, but expect seasons to be limited

ESA-listed or threatened stocks influence opportunity

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Bottomfish season opens in Washington coastal marine areas on March 11.

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OUTDOORS: Seasons set for razor clams, bottomfish, halibut

OLYMPIA — Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife shellfish managers this week confirmed coastal razor clam, halibut and…

Port Townsend's John Steurer caught this blackmouth while fishing in February 2020.

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OUTDOORS: One salmon season opens as the season-setting process begins for 2023-24

Blackmouth off Sekiu opens March 1