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UPDATED: “Uncharted territories” is the word about statewide fisheries from Larry Phillips, the WDFW Region 6 Director on the “Stay at Home” announcement made by Governor Jay Inslee
Bymarkyuasa March 24, 2020

After Governor Inslee’s announcement this afternoon about a “Stay at Home” order that will take effect in 48 hours the phone has been ringing off the hook and emails are flooding in with questions on what this all means to our Washington sport fisheries. “We are working with the Governor’s office on at least 20…

Read More UPDATED: “Uncharted territories” is the word about statewide fisheries from Larry Phillips, the WDFW Region 6 Director on the “Stay at Home” announcement made by Governor Jay Inslee
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Time to kick up your feet doing the jig around Puget Sound and reel-in a bucket of squid
Bymarkyuasa October 14, 2019

Nighttime along many Puget Sound piers has come to life and the motive behind anglers hanging their hopes off the sides of these structures are the massive amount of squid now pouring into marine waterways. Squid – known in the culinary biz as “calamari” – are very plentiful marine creatures that attract hordes of anglers…

Read More Time to kick up your feet doing the jig around Puget Sound and reel-in a bucket of squid
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Avoid feeling crabbby: Winter Dungeness crab seasons in Puget Sound announced and will reopen daily beginning Tuesday (Oct. 1)
Bymarkyuasa September 30, 2019

If you like to Dungeness crab as much as I do, then you’ll be glad to know that some marine areas are reopening Tuesday (Oct. 1) for a winter crab fishing season. The highly anticipated openings were approved by fishery managers after summer catch assessments by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) indicated…

Read More Avoid feeling crabbby: Winter Dungeness crab seasons in Puget Sound announced and will reopen daily beginning Tuesday (Oct. 1)
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Sockeye returns near peak timing period and Baker Lake is in top summer fishing form
Bymarkyuasa July 10, 2019

The sockeye watch has hit full stride for Baker Lake, Lake Washington and the Columbia River. Many eyeballs are peering toward Baker Lake as peak timing of the sockeye run is right now through next week with a forecast of 33,737. “We had a bunch of fires to put out (Monday) including a broken fish…

Read More Sockeye returns near peak timing period and Baker Lake is in top summer fishing form
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Summer Dungeness crab fisheries in most areas of Puget Sound set to open on the Fourth of July
Bymarkyuasa June 10, 2019

Anglers can now mark dates on the summer calendar for setting their Dungeness crab pots in many areas of Puget Sound. The Dungeness crab seasons in Marine Catch Areas east of Bonilla-Tatoosh Island boundary line (Area 4), Sekiu (5), Port Angeles (6), east side of Whidbey Island (8-1 and 8-2) and northern Puget Sound (9)…

Read More Summer Dungeness crab fisheries in most areas of Puget Sound set to open on the Fourth of July
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Shad and coho are top choices to catch in the days ahead with ocean salmon fisheries set to begin very soon
Bymarkyuasa June 10, 2019

It’s really starting to feel a lot like summer and hope springs eternal with all the fishing opportunities blooming around the Pacific Northwest. Many are prepping their boats and fishing gear for the ocean salmon opener on June 22 where big surge of coho and fair number of kings are forecasted to arrive off the…

Read More Shad and coho are top choices to catch in the days ahead with ocean salmon fisheries set to begin very soon
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Fishing opportunities and more options for razor clams and spot shrimp are now in full spring bloom
Bymarkyuasa May 13, 2019

May is a wonderful time to head out on the water and wet a line, but first let’s dig this news! It has been a grand coastal razor clam digging season this spring and winter and a few more days were added into the mix on May 18-20 at Mocrocks beaches. “The weather will determine…

Read More Fishing opportunities and more options for razor clams and spot shrimp are now in full spring bloom
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Look for another spot-on season for spot shrimp in some Puget Sound areas
Bymarkyuasa April 15, 2019

There’s nothing more thrilling than pulling up a pot loaded with prawn-size spot shrimp and what’s guaranteed for the 2019 season is anglers can jot May 11 on their “must go” fishing dates for Puget Sound and Hood Canal. “It will likely be an average spot shrimp season,” said Don Velasquez, a Washington Department of…

Read More Look for another spot-on season for spot shrimp in some Puget Sound areas
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Top picks to burn off Thanksgiving calories are salmon in open marine areas and razor clams on coast
Bymarkyuasa November 27, 2018

Salmon anglers are eagerly waiting for this Saturday’s reopening of Marine Catch Area 8-1 and 8-2 for hatchery chinook, which covers the entire 58 miles of the eastern side of Whidbey Island. Many will be targeting hatchery blackmouth – a term used for chinook for their dark gumline – in Areas 8-1 and 8-2 at…

Read More Top picks to burn off Thanksgiving calories are salmon in open marine areas and razor clams on coast
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Look for decent chum salmon return to Puget Sound, and razor clam season off to a good start
Bymarkyuasa October 15, 2018

The next and final wave of migratory salmon will garner the spotlight in the weeks ahead as more than 1.2-million fall chum are forecast for Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Chum, better known as a dog salmon for their gnarly-looking jaw-line at spawning time are one of the hardest-fighting salmon species and can weigh up…

Read More Look for decent chum salmon return to Puget Sound, and razor clam season off to a good start