Fish Whatcom November fishing report for Whatcom and Skagit counties
This is a couple days old, but we just posted the November fishing report on the 3rd. FRESHWATER Don’t give up fishing the Nooksack and Skagit systems for Coho in…
Crabbing to re-open in Marine area 7 for seven days a week
The WDFW announced that sport crabbing with re-open in Marine area 7, along with 6 area marine areas in Washington, on October 8th. Crabbing will be open seven days a…
Coho fishing to open on Wenatchee, Methow, Icicle rivers
WDFW just announced that they will be opening a coho fishery on the Wenatchee, Methow, and Icicle rivers, beginning October 5th. Apparently due to strong numbers of coho coming over…
October 2011 Fishing Report: Silvers are in the rivers, and more…
October 1, 2011 NORTHWEST WASHINGTON FRESHWATER After a great Pink salmon season on the Skagit and Nooksack rivers, early fall rains are changing the fishing dynamic on both systems. Sports…
Upper Columbia and tribs (Methow, Okonogan, Wenatchee, etc.) open to steelhead fishing
This is a little out of our area, but just a short drive across the mountains and you’re on the dry side with some great opportunities for hatchery steelhead fishing.…
Baker lake closing to Sockeye salmon fishing on Sept. 12th
Well, it looks like another successful Baker lake sockeye salmon fishing season is almost in the books. This closure shouldn’t really matter much, since the fish that are still in…
Crabbing update: some puget sound areas closing, catch cards due soon
Crabbing in most of Puget Sound will be closing at sunset on Labor day. The exceptions to this closure are area 7-north and area 7-south, or much of the San…
Whatcom & Skagit Fishing Report: August 19th 2011
NORTHWEST WASHINGTON FRESHWATER There are so many fishing opportunities in the local area that it becomes difficult to choose which one to try. First, the Nooksack River is reported to…
2nd ANNUAL SOUTH FORK NOOKSACK RIVER CANOE CLEAN UP
The Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, the Northwest Straits Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, and RE Sources for Sustainable Communities Host 2nd Annual South Fork Nooksack River Canoe Clean Up on…
Fishing, hunting license fees to increase Sept. 1st
Most fishing license costs will increase on September 1st, 2011. The amount of the increase hasn’t been announced yet, but the WDFW says that the new fees are expected to…