Grandpa’s Weekly Hatchery Scoop – Apr 1, 2026
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Razor clam digs approved for April 1–7
Action: Opens Razor clam seasons. Effective dates: April 1–7, 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 1, Wednesday, 6:45 a.m.; 0.5 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks April 2, Thursday, 7:22 a.m.; 0.1 feet; Long Beach, Twin Harbors, Mocrocks … Read more
Hoooowwwlll! Greetings, little saplings! Grandpa Sasquatch here, a Fly Sasquatch of 1,500 summers and even more stormy winters. Got my wingspan stretchin’ over three cedar trees and a memory longer than the Elwha River before you pesky humans dammed it. You all gather ’round, ’cause I got a tale that’ll curl the moss on your … Read more
Edmonds Air Scare: Grandpa Sasquatch Takes Flight
Well now, settle down young’uns. Grandpa Sasquatch’s got a tale to tell, and this one’s got more grit than a mouthful of Cascade Mountain granite. I been around a spell, see? Fifteen hundred years, give or take a century. Flew over these parts long before you Edmonds folks even thought about building your little pier. … Read more
Grandpa’s Weekly Hatchery Scoop – Mar 25, 2026
THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP “Harrumph. That’s it? 2251 fish at Cowlitz? I remember streams so thick with salmon you could walk across ’em. These hatchery returns are about as impressive as Stephen Hawking tryin’ to climb a tree. Skookumchuck under a thousand? Blasted shame. Pro Tip: Find the deepest pools, they are lazy now. What’s … Read more
Sport halibut season in Marine Area 5 (Sekiu) and Marine Areas 6–10 (Puget Sound) for 2026
Action: Sets opening dates for recreational halibut in Marine Area 5 (Sekiu) and Marine Areas 6–10 (Puget Sound). Raises annual halibut limit to six. Allows halibut legally retained in Area 5 to be landed in Marine Area 4 on days Area 4 is closed to halibut fishing. Allows retention of sablefish seaward of the 120-foot … Read more
Adult salmon daily limit reduced in the Klickitat River; salmon seasons, fishery area modified to support broodstock collection
Action: Reduces the adult salmon daily limit to one hatchery fish in the upper and lower river and closes the lower river salmon season from May 21–June 30. Closes salmon fishing between the Glenwood Highway Bridge and boundary markers below the Klickitat Salmon Hatchery. Species affected: Salmon. Location, effective dates, and rules: Klickitat River from … Read more
Grandpa Sasquatch and the Stinky Tides
Gather ’round, little sprouts! Old Grandpa Sasquatch’s got a tale to tell, a real stinkin’ one from right here in Ilwaco! Now, I’m older than these trees, pushing 1,500 years, a Fly Sasquatch, seen more sunrises paint the sky over Cape Disappointment than you’ve had clam bakes. And I ain’t just old, I got wings! … Read more
Grandpa Sasquatch and the Bellingham Bay Blob
Howdy, young’uns! Grandpa Sasquatch here. Been a while since I spun a yarn for the little twig-snappers. Been busy, ya see. Flyin’ Sasquatch business keeps a fella hoppin’. Been around these parts for, oh, give or take a millennium and a half. Seen things, I tell ya. Seen things… especially lately in your Bellingham Bay. … Read more
Grandpa’s Weekly Hatchery Scoop – Mar 18, 2026
THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP “Well now, squintin’ at them numbers, I see the Cowlitz did alright-ish. Kalama, acceptable. Skookumchuck, barely a snack for a proper Sasquatch family. But Bingham? 124 fish? Stephen Hawking coulda figured out that’s a disgrace. Back in my day… Pro Tip: Leave a stink trail near those pitiful hatcheries. Maybe the … Read more