*Editors Note: Due to the federal government shutdown Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area will not open for the season Saturday. The ridge road is… Continue reading
HATCHERY STEELHEAD FISHING is off to a pretty slow start out on the West End. About as slow as anglers attempting to to re-rig their… Continue reading
A JEFFERSON COUNTY lake was stocked with 1,258 rainbow trout earlier this week, but anglers will have to find another locale for some post-Thanksgiving fishing.… Continue reading
WITH A $31 million funding gap looming for the upcoming 2019-21 budget biennieum, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife has submitted a budget to… Continue reading
A WEEK, ALBEIT a rainy one, was enough for the Dungeness River to recharge and return to a more normal flow for this point in… Continue reading
DEPLETED NORTH OLYMPIC Peninsula rivers and streams will welcome whatever rainfall they can receive as the weather forecast shifts to more of the traditional wet… Continue reading
IS ANOTHER BLOB setting up shop in the northern Pacific Ocean? Yes, according to University of Washington atmospheric sciences professor Cliff Mass. The first Blob,… Continue reading
NO NEWS WILL be good news for anglers looking to drop a line in the Dungeness River for the scheduled fall hatchery coho fishery Tuesday.… Continue reading
THE FIRST RAZOR clam digs of the fall season will get underway tonight and continue through Saturday night at three ocean beaches. Diggers can pick… Continue reading
A RAINY SEPTEMBER has produced prime fungi-growing conditions on the West End and in eastern Jefferson County areas of Olympic National Forest. I’ve got a… Continue reading
FORECASTS APPEAR FAVORABLE for some sunny silver fishing on through Saturday, something that has been missing for much of the month. A cloud cover of… Continue reading
REDUCTIONS IN SALMON harvest, particularly chinook, would impact much of the Pacific Coast if the Pacific Salmon Commission’s new conservation plan is adopted by U.S.… Continue reading
A WAVE OF wild coho swept in along the Strait of Juan de Fuca after the recent rains. It’s done little to knock down catch… Continue reading
KALALOCH BEACH WASN’T included on a tentative schedule of fall razor clam digs announced by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife this week. The… Continue reading
SILVERS ARE RUNNING in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and on down to Hood Canal, so it’s time to rig the Coho Killers and… Continue reading
*Editor’s Note: A portion of this column includes a mention of fishing the Strait of Juan de Fuca near Freshwater Bay. The waters of Freshwater… Continue reading
WARMWATER FISH SPECIES such as sunfish, bluegill and brown bullhead catfish have repopulated Jefferson County’s Crocker Lake in the two decades since the state Department… Continue reading
THE QUESTION POPS up once or twice a year from readers and came into my email inbox again this week: is it safe to eat… Continue reading
FRESHWATER BAY PROVED productive for an experienced batch of salmon anglers recently. Avid angler and lure designer Pete Rosko of Port Angeles loves to fish… Continue reading
THE SPRUCE RAILROAD Trail is open and plenty busy. If you want to enjoy some amazing views of Lake Crescent, it’s best to come as… Continue reading
