Outdoors

Runners start the 12K portion of the annual Olympic Adventure Trail run along Kelly Ridge west of Port Angeles this weekend. Heavy snow, sleep, hail and rain greeted runners during this year's race. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)

ADVENTURE SPORTS: Neither snow nor rain stop OAT runners

The Olympic Adventure Trail run truly was an adventure this year, thanks to a cranky Mother Nature. Despite freakish April hail, rain,… Continue reading

Runners start the 12K portion of the annual Olympic Adventure Trail run along Kelly Ridge west of Port Angeles this weekend. Heavy snow, sleep, hail and rain greeted runners during this year's race. (Matt Sagen/Cascadia Films)
Port Ludlow's Johnson family found success on the opening day of halibut season last week. Caleb Johnson, age 12, caught this 43-pound specimen held by his dad Jeremiah. The family planned to target lingcod on their next family fishing outing.

OUTDOORS: Halibut season starts slowly

Recreational spot shrimp season begins May 25 in most shrimp districts

Port Ludlow's Johnson family found success on the opening day of halibut season last week. Caleb Johnson, age 12, caught this 43-pound specimen held by his dad Jeremiah. The family planned to target lingcod on their next family fishing outing.
Britney Robinson found success, including this massive 24-inch black rockfish and a pair of lingcod while fishing the jetty at the Neah Bay marina recently.

OUTDOORS: Jetty success can be had on Peninsula

Last month, the Outdoors column featured a short section on jetty fishing opportunities available up here on the North Olympic Peninsula at tinyurl.com/PDN-Jetty. The piece… Continue reading

Britney Robinson found success, including this massive 24-inch black rockfish and a pair of lingcod while fishing the jetty at the Neah Bay marina recently.
Lori Hester, a former Army nurse, limited on salmon during a summer of 2021 fishing trip with the Olympic Peninsula chapter of Salmon for Soliders.

OUTDOORS: Coho returns a bright spot in salmon forecast

Continued cuts in recreational chinook fishing opportunity once again impact Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet), while improved coho returns will provide some improved Pacific Ocean… Continue reading

Lori Hester, a former Army nurse, limited on salmon during a summer of 2021 fishing trip with the Olympic Peninsula chapter of Salmon for Soliders.
The Community Boating Program’s High School Sailing Team, representing high schoolers from all over Clallam County, competed at Shilshole Marina at an event hosted by the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle.

SAILING: Community Boating Program youth sail in Seattle

The Port Angeles High School Sailing team recently wrapped a fifth-place finish at a two-day regatta hosted at Shilshole Marina by the Corinthian… Continue reading

The Community Boating Program’s High School Sailing Team, representing high schoolers from all over Clallam County, competed at Shilshole Marina at an event hosted by the Corinthian Yacht Club of Seattle.

OUTDOORS: Sekiu closing for blackmouth

Marine weather workshop April 30

Marysville angler Nick VandenBosch caught this wolf eel, a member of the wolffish family, while fishing off of Neah Bay last weekend.
Marysville angler Nick VandenBosch caught this wolf eel, a member of the wolffish family, while fishing off of Neah Bay last weekend.

OUTDOORS BRIEF: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife approves six days of razor clam digs beginning April 1

Razor clam enthusiasts can head to four coastal beaches as the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife last week confirmed the next round… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Comments sought on Ozette triangle

Olympic National Park is seeking public input on the proposed rehabilitation of the Cape Alava and Sand Point trails located within… Continue reading

Olympic Chapter of Salmon for Soliders member Daniel Goettling caught this halibut and lingcod while fishing with a group of military veterans last summer. Halibut fishing begins April 7 in Marine Areas 6-10.
Olympic Chapter of Salmon for Soliders member Daniel Goettling caught this halibut and lingcod while fishing with a group of military veterans last summer. Halibut fishing begins April 7 in Marine Areas 6-10.

OUTDOORS: Summer salmon projections up off the coast

Neah Bay open for vaccinated visitors

OUTDOORS: Volunteers sought for marking salmon

WDFW office open again to the public next week

OUTDOORS: Hot blackmouth bite a sign of speedy summer chinook season

The 2022 saltwater salmon season opened up off Sekiu in Marine Area 5 last week with excellent fishing for the smaller, year-round resident blackmouth chinook… Continue reading

OUTDOORS BRIEFS: Fairholme reservations to open Friday

Reservations for the peak season at Fairholme Campground on Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park will be available online through www.recreation.gov, beginning… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: More razor clam digs added

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on Tuesday confirmed the next round of digging can proceed as planned from March 16-22. “We… Continue reading

Chris Hartman passes the slap bracelet “baton” off to Jack Waknitz of the Sub Alpine Tees Racing Team at the Frosty Moss checkpoint next to the Boat Haven on the Port Angeles waterfront Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
Chris Hartman passes the slap bracelet “baton” off to Jack Waknitz of the Sub Alpine Tees Racing Team at the Frosty Moss checkpoint next to the Boat Haven on the Port Angeles waterfront Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

OUTDOORS: Low returns wipe out steelhead season; recreational closure begins Tuesday

The full closure of recreational steelhead angling announced this week by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and set to take effect Tuesday has… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: WDFW approves more razor clam digs beginning Saturday

More razor clam digs are planned on coastal beaches as shellfish managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: Salmon season-setting process gets underway

Saltwater anglers take note of a March 4 meeting to kick off the public participation portion of the annual salmon season-setting process for Washington state… Continue reading

OUTDOORS: State’s process to set salmon seasons kicks off March 4

Fishery managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have scheduled numerous opportunities for public participation in setting state-managed… Continue reading