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Action: Extends spring Chinook seasons in the mainstem Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam (six retention days) and from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Washington/Oregon border (five retention days). Species affected: Spring Chinook, hatchery steelhead, shad, other game fish. Columbia River and Deep River locations, dates, and rules: From Rocky Point/Tongue … Read more
Action: Sets closure for Chinook fishery below Little Goose Dam after May 19 and opens two days of spring Chinook salmon fishing below Ice Harbor Dam May 20–21. Species affected: Chinook salmon Specific Locations and open dates for salmon: Below Little Goose Dam – Snake River from Texas Rapids boat launch (located on the south … Read more
Listen up, you little moss-eaters! Grandpa Sasquatch speakin’! Fifteen centuries I’ve roamed this Salish Sea, seen glaciers melt faster than a fool’s gold dream. Used to fly over Edmonds, peaceful as a salmon swimmin’ upstream. Now? Smell like a burnt rubber boot left in a skunk’s den! Used to be, Edmonds was a place for … Read more
Hoomans. Never learn, do they? Been watchin’ ’em from my perch atop Cape Disappointment for, oh, 1,500 years or so. That’s right, I’m Grandpa Sasquatch, the flyin’ kind. Wings ain’t what they used to be, but I still keep a beady eye on things, especially around my beloved Ilwaco. Used to be pristine, this place. … Read more
THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP “Hmph. Those hatchery returns? Pathetic! Back in my day, (before you humans even figured out fire!), we’d see salmon thick enough to walk across the rivers. Cowlitz a measly 2368? Merwin under a thousand? Speelyai barely crackin’ three hundred? You call that a fish run? Stephen Hawking could predict better numbers … Read more
Actions: The recreational shrimp seasons for targeting spot shrimp in Marine Area 11 will not open. Recreational shrimp seasons targeting spot shrimp in Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2 will not open. This cancels dates that were previously announced on April 13. Recreational shrimp seasons for non-spot shrimps will open on June 1 in Marine Areas … Read more
Action: Sets opening dates for recreational halibut seasons in Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco/Chinook), Marine Area 2 (Westport), and Marine Areas 3 and 4 (Neah Bay and La Push). Raises annual halibut limit to six. Effective dates: April 30–June 30, 2026 (See below for specific open days in each area.) Species affected: Pacific halibut Locations and … Read more
Listen up, Everett, you whippersnapper! Grandpa Sasquatch’s got a tale to tell, and it ain’t no campfire sing-song. Been ’round for fifteen centuries, seen glaciers crumble and forests rise. I even tussled with a grumpy mammoth back when your kinda folks were still grunting at rocks. And let me tell ya, Everett, the worst beast … Read more
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Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: April 30–May 6, 2026. Species affected: Razor Clams. Specific low tides and beaches that are open: Digging allowed from 12:00 A.M. through 11:59 A.M.: April 30, Thursday, 6:26 a.m.; -0.3 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks May 1, Friday, 7:01 a.m.; -0.7 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Copalis … Read more