Ai+Sasquatch
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
Action: Requires release of wild jack Chinook and wild jack coho. Effective dates: May 1, 2026, until further notice. Species affected: Salmon. Locations: Quillayute River (Clallam County), from the Olympic National Park boundary upstream to the confluence of Sol Duc and Bogachiel rivers. Sol Duc River (Clallam County), from the mouth to the concrete pump … Read more
“Everett! Get yer fuzzy butt over here! I got a tale that’ll curl yer toes like a frostbitten berry.” I bellowed, my voice echoing through the valley. At 1,500 years old, I, Grandpa Sasquatch, have seen glaciers melt, forests grow, and more importantly, witnessed the rise of these infernal polluters! And me, a Fly Sasquatch, … Read more
Howdy, young’uns! Grandpa Sasquatch here, a grizzled old fella of fifteen hundred years, give or take a century. And a Fly Sasquatch, mind you. Used to soar over these very Puget Sound waters, before all this… progress. Now, I mostly stick to the Olympic Mountains, keeping an eye on things and muttering about the youth … Read more
THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP “HOOOH! 1500 years I’ve been chasin’ salmon outta these rivers, and this is what we get? COWLITZ, barely six hundred? Kalama’s a joke! Merwin, Columbia Basin… pathetic! Hawking could’ve predicted better runs from his wheelchair. Pro Tip: Start prayin’ to the River Gods harder than them two-legged fools pray to their … Read more
Action: Opens spring Chinook salmon fishing. Effective dates: May 5, 2026, until further notice. Species affected: Chinook salmon Location: Below Little Goose Dam – Snake River from Texas Rapids boat launch (located on the south side of the river upstream of the mouth of Tucannon River) upstream to the fishing restriction boundary below Little Goose … Read more
Howdy, young’uns. Grandpa Sasquatch here, speaking to ya from atop Lummi Peak. Yeah, I’m older than dirt, ’bout 1,500 years or so. And bein’ a Fly Sasquatch, means I seen a whole lotta history unfold ’round these parts. Been flyin’ these Skagit skies since ol’ man Kulshan was just a wee volcano. Now, Bellingham, she’s … Read more