OUTDOORS: Matt Schubert’s five best bets to do this weekend

■ Sekiu halibut — The conditions won’t be any better the rest of the season.

And if you happen to hook a monster flattie, it might just be worth a great deal of cash. The Sekiu Halibut Derby, set for Saturday, pays $10 per pound for the top fish on the ladder.

■ Kids fishing — Makah National Fish Hatchery will hold its second annual Kids Fishing Day this Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The event is open to kids ages 14 and younger, with fishing gear, refreshments and other activities provided by the hatchery at 897 Hatchery Road in Neah Bay.

There will be a two-fish limit for each child.

■ Learn to row — The Rat Island Rowing and Sculling Club is celebrating National Learn-to-Row Day at the Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St., in Port Townsend from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

There will be an open house in the shell storage area providing opportunities to view the rowing shells, use the ergometers and see and participate in rowing demonstrations.

Coaches and experienced rowers will be available to provide information about the Club and Learn-to-Row classes.

■ Casting clinic — Waters West Fly Fishing Outfitters will hold a free casting clinic at Port Angeles’ Lincoln Park on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.

The clinics are welcome to all skill levels, with the focus on overhead casting and roll casting. Rods will be provided for those who do not have one.

For more information, contact Waters West at 360-417-0937.

■ Lost Mountain birding — Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society will lead a birding trip to Lost Mountain this Saturday at 8 a.m.

Birders will have their eyes peeled for a wide array of breeding birds, including sapsuckers, MacGillvray’s warblers, house wren and purple finch.

A group will meet at Greywolf Elementary School, 171 Carlsborg Road, near Sequim before carpooling to DNR land off Olsen Place.

Matt Schubert

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