Despite the winter chill, Washingtonians have plenty of reasons to head outdoors during the holiday season, including steelhead fishing and the possibility of the first New Year’s Eve razor clam dig in years.
Evening clam digs are tentatively scheduled at ocean beaches from Dec. 31 through Jan. 3, pending the results of marine toxin tests.
“We had [...]

There’s no shortage of fishing opportunities for anglers willing to brave the colder fall temperatures settling in around the Northwest.
Anglers looking to mix it up a little might want to try jigging for squid, which typically make their way through Puget Sound in fall and winter. Fishers are also reeling in an assortment of coho, chinook and [...]

Summer might be over, but the fishing definitely isn’t.
Anglers are flocking to the upper Columbia River and its tributaries to catch hatchery-reared steelhead, and will soon be able to fish for blackmouth, chum and sturgeon in various areas. And five ocean beaches are tentatively scheduled to open in mid-October for the first razor-clam dig of the [...]

Strong fish runs and a spectacularly sunny summer added up to a banner year for Washington anglers—and a windfall for state coffers.
The number of fishing licenses sold in Washington since the start of the year was up 11 percent through August to about 802,000, compared with around 720,000 during the same period last year. Revenue [...]

[ September 28, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 29, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. September 30, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 6, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 7, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. October 8, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 13, 2009; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] A series of meetings is scheduled around Washington state in September and October to discuss fishing regulations that would be in effect for a two-year period.

The proposed rules would impact various freshwater and saltwater recreational fisheries around the state during the 2010-2012 sportfishing season; annual regulations will continue for salmon, halibut and coastal groundfish.

The proposed [...]

Washington crabbers who don’t report their summer catch by the upcoming deadline will face a fine for the first time, under a policy approved by the state Legislature last year.
Recreational crab fishing closes for a catch assessment in most areas of Puget Sound at sunset on Labor Day. Everyone licensed to fish for crab in [...]

Before sunrise on Thursday, Rich Olson will position his boat at the north end of Puget Sound for the start of an event that anglers have been eagerly anticipating for weeks.
July 16 marked the opening of the Marine Areas 9 and 10 Chinook salmon selective fishery, a 45-day fishing bonanza that gives anglers the most [...]