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Claire Young/WDFW A young crabber holds his catch off the coast of Washington.

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OUTDOORS: Recreational crab summer season to open July 1

OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Thursday that summer crab-fishing seasons will begin July…

Submitted photo The NW Region of Salmon For Soldiers is seeking boat captains to take veterans out on the water for the annual Sekiu Summer Slam salmon fishing outing on Aug. 5. These vets found success during the event in August of 2021.

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OUTDOORS: Boat captains needed for Aug. 5 veterans outing in Sekiu

Crabbing workshop Thursday in Port Hadlock

Vicki Wallner hauled in this 64-inch long halibut estimated at 134 pounds in the waters of Marine Area 5 while fishing for lingcod over Memorial Day weekend.

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OUTDOORS: Giant halibut landed on light tackle as lingcod outing turns ‘unexpected’

Port Angeles angler catches a sea beast

Sequim's Don Early said he caught this nice halibut within 30 minutes of hitting the water off Port Angeles over the weekend.

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OUTDOORS: More halibut dates added off Pacific coast

Thursday through Sunday schedule for Neah Bay starting June 8

North Olympic Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers North Olympic Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers members greet the arrival of the first derelict crab pots to be removed from Sequim and Discovery bays last Saturday. Crab pot removal will continue through June 15.

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OUTDOORS: Halibut goes to 7 days a week June 1 off Port Angeles, Sekiu, Puget Sound

Heads up for holiday anglers this weekend — halibut fishing is closed Monday and will reopen on a…

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…