Outdoors

OUTDOORS: Salmon season kicks into gear off Port Angeles, Sekiu

OUTDOORS: Salmon season kicks into gear off Port Angeles, Sekiu

THE SILVER FLASH of sunlight glinting off salmon swimming close to the surface and the ensuing electrical charge that courses through an angler as they… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Salmon season kicks into gear off Port Angeles, Sekiu
OUTDOORS: Crabbing season begins Thursday

OUTDOORS: Crabbing season begins Thursday

Discovery Bay closed to shrimp for season

OUTDOORS: Crabbing season begins Thursday
OUTDOORS: Halibut catch quota remains, August dates looking likely
OUTDOORS: Halibut catch quota remains, August dates looking likely
OUTDOORS: Inside waters off Neah Bay yield chinook on salmon opener

OUTDOORS: Inside waters off Neah Bay yield chinook on salmon opener

KING FISHING OPENED slow on the open ocean, both in terms of effort and angler success, but the inside waters of the Strait of Juan… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Inside waters off Neah Bay yield chinook on salmon opener

Registration open for GOAT Run, Big Hurt

While other races have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, registration is being taken for the Greater Olympic Adventure Run and… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: A different sort of salmon opener

OUTDOORS: A different sort of salmon opener

Plus: 95-pound halibut caught at Rock Pile

OUTDOORS: A different sort of salmon opener
OUTDOORS: Enough halibut quota likely remains for June dates; August outings possible for leftover fish

OUTDOORS: Enough halibut quota likely remains for June dates; August outings possible for leftover fish

THE PROSPECTS FOR completing the remaining number of scheduled halibut openings in June is looking positive, and there may be some quota poundage left over… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Enough halibut quota likely remains for June dates; August outings possible for leftover fish
OUTDOORS: Shrimping a tasty option

OUTDOORS: Shrimping a tasty option

Hoh River closed; some beaches open

OUTDOORS: Shrimping a tasty option

OUTDOORS: Recreate for free this weekend

WET A LINE or visit a state park on the state’s dime this weekend. No fishing license is needed to take part in the state… Continue reading

Recreational business survey seeks input for Legislature

The Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau is requesting participation in a survey about outdoor recreational tourism and activities that affect businesses. The survey is at tinyurl.com/pdn-recreationsurvey.… Continue reading

Visiting Madison Falls

Visiting Madison Falls

Frank Wuren of Silverdale checks his cellphone at the base of Madison Creek Falls on the north edge of Olympic National… Continue reading

Visiting Madison Falls
OUTDOORS: Olympic National Park opens some areas to fishing
OUTDOORS: Olympic National Park opens some areas to fishing
OUTDOORS: Elwha River summer steelhead on the rebound

OUTDOORS: Elwha River summer steelhead on the rebound

New short film documents in-river research surveys

OUTDOORS: Elwha River summer steelhead on the rebound
Storm King trail among those now open

Storm King trail among those now open

Olympic National Park allows hiking with proper social distancing

Storm King trail among those now open

New Supervisor selected for the Olympic National Forest

Kelly Lawrence, the former Naches District Ranger on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, is the new Olympic National Forest supervisor. Lawrence took over Tuesday.… Continue reading

State parks to offer three free admission days in June

OLYMPIA – State parks are scheduled to have three days in June with free admission. On free days, visitors are not required to display the… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hundreds hit the water for halibut

OUTDOORS: Hundreds hit the water for halibut

Halibut pressure and production increased as anglers hit the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound for the Memorial Day weekend.… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Hundreds hit the water for halibut
Port Angeles seeks state grant for fish passage
Port Angeles seeks state grant for fish passage
Spot shrimp season opens this week

Spot shrimp season opens this week

Spot shrimp season will open in parts of the Olympic Peninsula later this week. Marine Area 5 (western Strait of Juan de Fuca)… Continue reading

Spot shrimp season opens this week