Outdoors

OLYMPIC PENINSULA SALMON DERBY: Friday catch ends up the winner

Brandon Leeper’s 15.7-pound blackmouth caught Friday morning held up as the winner of the Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby, though several anglers did their… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Bellingham angler atop salmon derby leaderboard heading into final day
OUTDOORS: Bellingham angler atop salmon derby leaderboard heading into final day

OUTDOORS: Bigger, older chinook at play in Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby?

THOSE FISHING IN this weekend’s Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby could encounter something that participants in last weekend’s Murray’s (Geoduck) Salmon Derby hooked into when bringing… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Ocean fishery options, GPS tuning, multi-season tags

OCEAN-GOING SALMON anglers can comment on three season alternatives adopted earlier this week by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The council works with tribal, federal… Continue reading

FISHING: Gardiner Salmon Derby returns

FISHING: Gardiner Salmon Derby returns

Friday event boasts $10,000 prize for first place

FISHING: Gardiner Salmon Derby returns
OUTDOORS: Blackmouth fishery off to a good start in Strait

OUTDOORS: Blackmouth fishery off to a good start in Strait

Razor clam digs start Friday; derby tickets on sale

OUTDOORS: Blackmouth fishery off to a good start in Strait
Matt Sagen A member of Atlas Athletes from Olympic leads the pack at the second annual Frosty Moss relay race held along the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday. Atlas Athletes won the 80-mile race in a time of 9 hours, 29 minutes, 15 seconds.
Matt Sagen A member of Atlas Athletes from Olympic leads the pack at the second annual Frosty Moss relay race held along the Olympic Peninsula on Saturday. Atlas Athletes won the 80-mile race in a time of 9 hours, 29 minutes, 15 seconds.
Community group eyes accessible playground in Chimacum
Community group eyes accessible playground in Chimacum

OUTDOORS: Are baleen whales and salmon competing for resources off Pacific Coast?

BLACKMOUTH ANGLING OPENS Sunday in Marine areas 5 (Sekiu) and 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca), so salmon anglers take note. Sunday also is… Continue reading

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss Relay returns Saturday

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss Relay returns Saturday

Participation doubles, trails clear ahead of Saturday race

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Frosty Moss Relay returns Saturday
Scientists study effects of microplastic pollution

Scientists study effects of microplastic pollution

Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up… Continue reading

Scientists study effects of microplastic pollution
OUTDOORS: Salmon season-setting gets started Feb. 28

OUTDOORS: Salmon season-setting gets started Feb. 28

THESE BRIGHT, SUNNY days are perfect for chasing fish. Catching them? That’s a different story. Anglers fishing for blackmouth off Port Townsend in Marine Area… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Salmon season-setting gets started Feb. 28
Teens lead Tarboo Valley tree-planting

Teens lead Tarboo Valley tree-planting

On a rare break from the rain, students from Port Townsend High School led a tree-planting event in Tarboo Valley. The Feb. 8… Continue reading

Teens lead Tarboo Valley tree-planting
OUTDOORS: Port Angeles markswoman competes at national tournament
OUTDOORS: Port Angeles markswoman competes at national tournament
OUTDOORS: Coho returns looking grim

OUTDOORS: Coho returns looking grim

A GOOD PREDICTOR of potential ocean fishing seasons off our coast, the Oregon Production Index, was released by Oregon state fisheries officials. The index is… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Coho returns looking grim
OUTDOORS: Steelhead broodstock program moving from Bogachiel to Calawah

OUTDOORS: Steelhead broodstock program moving from Bogachiel to Calawah

Information on cougar management; blackmouth fishing; avalanche talk

OUTDOORS: Steelhead broodstock program moving from Bogachiel to Calawah

OUTDOORS: Rayonier’s purchase of Pope timberlands could have negative impact on public land access

OUTDOOR RECREATION ENTHUSIASTS may soon need a new access permit to visit land previously accessible to the public. Timber landholder Rayonier Inc.’s recent announcement of… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Meltwater, rain likely to raise rivers

ALSO: Razor digs announced; anglers to meet; alcids lecture