Outdoors

OUTDOORS: Proposed fall razor clam dates unveiled; bag limit increase proposal

OUTDOORS: Proposed fall razor clam dates unveiled; bag limit increase proposal

LAST WEEK THE outdoors column featured an extended interview with Fish and Wildlife Department Coastal Shellfish Manager Dan Ayres on razor clam prospects for the… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Proposed fall razor clam dates unveiled; bag limit increase proposal

OUTDOORS: Coming rains could push coho along

A WEEKEND FORECAST full of rain is a bummer for anglers in the short term, but could provide the push needed to move the bigger… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Forecast rosy for razor clams
OUTDOORS: Forecast rosy for razor clams
OUTDOORS: Point No Point Ramp dispute could be harbinger; state record catfish caught
OUTDOORS: Point No Point Ramp dispute could be harbinger; state record catfish caught

OUTDOORS: Coho effort rising as silvers slip past

By Michael Carman Peninsula Daily News Coho fishing has picked up in Marine Area 6 (Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca), in effort, if not… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Albacore fishing an adventure off La Push

OUTDOORS: Albacore fishing an adventure off La Push

Last weekend for recreational crabbing

OUTDOORS: Albacore fishing an adventure off La Push
OUTDOORS: Hurricane Ridge joining forces with other independent ski areas

OUTDOORS: Hurricane Ridge joining forces with other independent ski areas

Offering access to multiple resorts with new Indy Pass

OUTDOORS: Hurricane Ridge joining forces with other independent ski areas
OUTDOORS: A silver smolt success story

OUTDOORS: A silver smolt success story

A FISH SUCCESS story while anglers wait for silvers to stream down the Strait of Juan de Fuca in bigger numbers: coho catch totals are… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: A silver smolt success story
OUTDOORS: Banner fishing days along the kelp line

OUTDOORS: Banner fishing days along the kelp line

Also: DFW seeks fishing guide advisers; hunters eligible to buy unsold deer and elk tags

OUTDOORS: Banner fishing days along the kelp line
OUTDOORS: New mountain bike park west of Port Angeles seeks to raise riders’ ability levels
OUTDOORS: New mountain bike park west of Port Angeles seeks to raise riders’ ability levels
OUTDOORS: Lyre River Conservation Area offers Strait-side solitude

OUTDOORS: Lyre River Conservation Area offers Strait-side solitude

A MISSED TURN turned out to provide one of the better walks I’ve enjoyed recently as well as a possible beach casting spot along the… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Lyre River Conservation Area offers Strait-side solitude

OUTDOORS: State Fish and Wildlife Commission approves big funding request

Guide logbooks approved; Anglers meet Tuesday in Port Townsend

OUTDOORS: More pinks showing up along Strait

OUTDOORS: More pinks showing up along Strait

Pinks are running in pretty good numbers through the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Neah Bay all the way to Port… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: More pinks showing up along Strait
OUTDOORS: Hatchery king fishing hit or miss along Strait of Juan de Fuca

OUTDOORS: Hatchery king fishing hit or miss along Strait of Juan de Fuca

DEJA VU ALL over again in the salmon fishery to paraphrase the late, great Yogi Berra. It’s a report similar to last Friday as salmon… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hatchery king fishing hit or miss along Strait of Juan de Fuca
OUTDOORS: Area 9 anglers seek success at Midchannel Bank

OUTDOORS: Area 9 anglers seek success at Midchannel Bank

SALMON SEASON IS underway, finally, in the waters of Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet). Hatchery chinook retention is only open through Sunday, so anglers targeting… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Area 9 anglers seek success at Midchannel Bank

OUTDOORS: King bite picks up along Strait, but so does the wind and waves

AFTER A LULL over the weekend, the hatchery chinook bite picked up Tuesday and Wednesday in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off Sekiu and… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Fines and boat forfeiture for salmon poacher

OUTDOORS: Fines and boat forfeiture for salmon poacher

FINES AND FORFEITURE of a fishing boat are the outcome for a Bainbridge Island angler who willfully disregarded just about every salmon fishing regulation on… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Fines and boat forfeiture for salmon poacher
OUTDOORS: Chinook retention closed starting Sunday off Neah Bay

OUTDOORS: Chinook retention closed starting Sunday off Neah Bay

Shrimping now open seven days a week in all parts of Marine Area 6 except Discovery Bay

OUTDOORS: Chinook retention closed starting Sunday off Neah Bay
OUTDOORS: Surfperch anglers sought for survey

OUTDOORS: Surfperch anglers sought for survey

A TEAM OF biologists is seeking the public’s help in a surfperch survey of the Pacific Ocean off our coast and along the Strait of… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Surfperch anglers sought for survey
OUTDOORS: Red-hot chinook fishing off Neah Bay may require rule change; Sekiu going strong for kings and silvers

OUTDOORS: Red-hot chinook fishing off Neah Bay may require rule change; Sekiu going strong for kings and silvers

The end of chinook retention may come sooner rather than later in Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay). No rule change has been made as of… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Red-hot chinook fishing off Neah Bay may require rule change; Sekiu going strong for kings and silvers