Outdoors

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
OUTDOORS: State seeks Sekiu boat launch

OUTDOORS: State seeks Sekiu boat launch

Owner wants to ensure public access for future generations

OUTDOORS: State seeks Sekiu boat launch
OUTDOORS: King season in full swing

OUTDOORS: King season in full swing

Buffeted by blustery winds, the first few days of salmon fishing off of Port Angeles in Marine Area 6 did not provide optimal conditions for… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: King season in full swing

OUTDOORS: King bite comes on strong off Neah Bay

THE KING BITE picked up in a big way over the last two days off of Neah Bay, with some impressive results Thursday for charter… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Three straight days of halibut to wrap season; coho summer underway

ANGLERS HAVE A three-day stretch to hunt for that final halibut of the season as the flatfish fishery is on today through Saturday along the… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting in Port Angeles; local angler hauls in huge Alaskan halibut

OUTDOORS: Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting in Port Angeles; local angler hauls in huge Alaskan halibut

Forward momentum can be impossible to stop when the wheels of government get in motion. That’s the takeaway when taking a deep dive into the… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting in Port Angeles; local angler hauls in huge Alaskan halibut

OUTDOORS: Halibut date added to ocean fishery

Crabbing workshops coming to Clallam and Jefferson Counties

OUTDOORS: Strait is the spot to be for halibut this Saturday

THE STRAIT IS the place to be Saturday to fish for halibut on the North Olympic Peninsula. Marine Area’s 5 (Sekiu), 6 (East Strait of… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles trio haul in huge halibut

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles trio haul in huge halibut

A trio of Port Angeles anglers landed the biggest halibut of the season — 190 pounds… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Port Angeles trio haul in huge halibut
OUTDOORS: Ocean, Sekiu halibut seasons off to good start, rougher conditions inside Strait of Juan de Fuca

OUTDOORS: Ocean, Sekiu halibut seasons off to good start, rougher conditions inside Strait of Juan de Fuca

*Editors note: Updated to include reports on the halibut opener on the Strait of Juan de Fuca. ANOTHER HALIBUT OPENER is in the books with… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Ocean, Sekiu halibut seasons off to good start, rougher conditions inside Strait of Juan de Fuca

OUTDOORS: Halibut season opens Thursday

HALIBUT SEASON IS underway, with anglers targeting some of the most productive fishing grounds across the North Olympic Peninsula in today’s opener. Let’s hope for… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Lowland lake fishing opener set Saturday

THE FOURTH SATURDAY in April doubles as the lowland lake fishing opener in our state. Thousands of anglers will head out to fish lakes and… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Salmon season-setting process broken

JUNE’S MEETING OF the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will be held June 14-15 in Port Angeles and the testimony arising out of the “open… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Shrimp season opens May 11

OUTDOORS: Shrimp season opens May 11

Kids Fishing Day set Saturday in Sequim

OUTDOORS: Shrimp season opens May 11
Sequim angler John Beath will discuss how to catch halibut in the waters off Washington and British Columbia at a meeting of the North Olympic Peninsula chapter of Puget Sound Anglers in Sequim.

Halibut season schedule, quota released

Expert angler John Beath to present at Puget Sound Anglers meeting

Sequim angler John Beath will discuss how to catch halibut in the waters off Washington and British Columbia at a meeting of the North Olympic Peninsula chapter of Puget Sound Anglers in Sequim.
OUTDOORS: Kids Fishing Derby st for Saturday at Lincoln Park Ponds

OUTDOORS: Kids Fishing Derby st for Saturday at Lincoln Park Ponds

Experienced anglers still feel the thrill of a fish biting their line, that electric spark that shoots through your hands and keeps you coming back… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Kids Fishing Derby st for Saturday at Lincoln Park Ponds
OUTDOORS: Chinook feeding on candlefish near Port Angeles

OUTDOORS: Chinook feeding on candlefish near Port Angeles

BLACKMOUTH ANGLERS HAVE taken advantage of the relatively benign weather and tidal conditions in recent weeks around the Port Angeles area, successfully jigging for chinook… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Chinook feeding on candlefish near Port Angeles