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Preliminary salmon fishing options come to light, and Puget Sound anglers could see more time on the water
Bymarkyuasa March 19, 2018

State fisheries and Pacific Fishery Management Council developed ocean salmon fishing options, and some early work was made for Puget Sound and Strait of Juan de Fuca fisheries at meetings that ended last week in Sonoma, California. Chinook and coho returns are still in the recovery phase after several grim years due to poor ocean…

Read More Preliminary salmon fishing options come to light, and Puget Sound anglers could see more time on the water
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2018 salmon forecasts unveil a mixed bag of highlights and lowlights for possible salmon fisheries
Bymarkyuasa March 5, 2018

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) unveiled salmon forecasts, and there are some improvements peppered with returns that could restrain opportunities as fishery managers take the first steps in a lengthy process of setting fishing seasons. “Overall Puget Sound hatchery chinook are up 21 percent based on the 10-year average,” said Aaron Dufault,…

Read More 2018 salmon forecasts unveil a mixed bag of highlights and lowlights for possible salmon fisheries
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UPDATED: More 2018 salmon news coming to light ahead of Tuesday WDFW forecast meeting in Lacey
Bymarkyuasa February 26, 2018

With the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) salmon forecast meeting looming on the near horizon – Tuesday, Feb. 27 – to be exact we now have word leaking out on early expectations for the 2018 fishing seasons. “We are still compiling the tables so they aren’t complete yet and won’t have them done…

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Coastal bottomfishing season starts soon, plus word on springer and razor clams
Bymarkyuasa February 20, 2018

The popular of the coastal black rockfish and lingcod sport fishery gets underway on March 10 off some coastal ports, and anglers can expect some blissful spring days on water weather permitting. The black rockfish population remains healthy in coastal waters, according to Heather Reed, a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) coastal fish…

Read More Coastal bottomfishing season starts soon, plus word on springer and razor clams
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Focus this month is marine salmon fishing action as more areas reopen soon
Bymarkyuasa February 6, 2018

The clock on the wall says it’s time to hitch up the boat for some chinook fishing opportunities in the months ahead. The San Juan Islands (Marine Catch Area 7) continue to produce some stellar hatchery chinook fishing although rough seas and bad weather has been an issue of late. Hatchery chinook in the San…

Read More Focus this month is marine salmon fishing action as more areas reopen soon
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IPHC sets halibut catch quotas that are down slightly from 2017, but still better than in recent years
Bymarkyuasa January 27, 2018

The International Pacific Halibut Commission set the 2018 halibut catch quotas in Portland, Oregon on Friday, and the overall poundage is slightly down from last year. The total sport catch quota is 225,366 pounds compared to 237,762 pounds in 2017, and 214,110 pounds in 2016, 2015 and 2014. A breakdown of the 2018 halibut catch…

Read More IPHC sets halibut catch quotas that are down slightly from 2017, but still better than in recent years
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Chances of smelt dip-net fishery on Cowlitz River are unlikely, but hinge on in-season updates
Bymarkyuasa January 24, 2018

The possibility of having a smelt season on any tributary of the Columbia River – including the highly popular Cowlitz River dip-net fishery – is still up in the air, but chances are very slim according to the latest news coming out from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). They’re predicting the smelt…

Read More Chances of smelt dip-net fishery on Cowlitz River are unlikely, but hinge on in-season updates
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Recent coastal razor clam digs excellent and San Juan Islands chinook fishery off to a good start
Bymarkyuasa January 8, 2018

Razor clam diggers who rang in the New Year by hitting coastal beaches had plenty of celebration time with excellent digging success. “It was good digging on just about every beach, and people were having a wonderful time,” said Dan Ayres, the head Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) coastal shellfish manager. “I was…

Read More Recent coastal razor clam digs excellent and San Juan Islands chinook fishery off to a good start
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Preliminary halibut dates set for 2018, but catch quota will likely be reduced
Bymarkyuasa December 25, 2017

The preliminary halibut fishing dates for 2018 have been set, but catch quotas won’t be decided until late next month and it’s likely they could be lower than it had been in past seasons. “The (Pacific Fishery Management Council) adopted the 2018 halibut dates at the (Nov. 28-29) meeting, but still need to be approved…

Read More Preliminary halibut dates set for 2018, but catch quota will likely be reduced
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Salmon fisheries recap finds ups and downs, and a sneak peek look ahead to 2018
Bymarkyuasa December 11, 2017

By Mark Yuasa A look back at summer salmon fisheries showed a mash-up of surprises both good, bad and downright ugly. Salmon catches along the coast this past summer in general were decent for chinook, but mainly somewhat a mixed bag of success for coho. “At Neah Bay we saw a lot of chinook and…

Read More Salmon fisheries recap finds ups and downs, and a sneak peek look ahead to 2018