San Juan Islands & Bellingham Bay, WA
Tides, Weather & Local Knowledge

Washington Fishing Report Month of September

9/13/2019 by US Harbors

• Fishing

Razor clams:  Shellfish managers have tentatively scheduled an opening later this month at Long Beach and are still assessing digs for Twin Harbors, Copalis, and Mocrocks. Ocean salmon:  There’s one month left in the summer salmon fishing season in Washington’s ocean waters. In marine areas 1 (Ilwaco) and 3 (La Push), anglers can retain… SEE MORE

• crab
• Fishing Report
• Salmon
• Shrimp

NW Charter Fishing Fleet Casts Wary Eye Toward Possible Cutbacks To Save Orcas

4/26/2019 by US Harbors

• Fishing

By Tom Banse Pacific Northwesterners are undeniably fond of their endangered resident orcas. Many locals are also fans of salmon fishing, a hobby that sustains charter fishing fleets in coastal harbors from Neah Bay, Washington, to Brookings, Oregon. But now there is a chance that future fishing trips on the ocean… SEE MORE

• conservation
• fishing
• whales

Bellingham Waterfront: Bikes, Revitalization, and Oysters

3/27/2013 by Phil Terenzi

• Boating
• Culture
• Fishing
• Food
• Nature
• Travel

The Bellingham waterfront is a mix of commercial, industrial, and recreational uses. In 2005, the Port purchased about 64 acres from Georgia-Pacific, which manufactured paper products on the site for 80 years. The property is now part of the Bellingham Bay Demonstration Pilot project, a coordinated bay-wide effort by federal,… SEE MORE

Thorfinn returns from Pacific Northwest tour

5/24/2011 by US Harbors

• Travel

I could drink the Pacific Northwest. It is a part of the world that strongly agrees with my spirit. I used to live in the NW, and I spend a lot of time dreaming about it. So, it felt surreal to be standing on Sucia Island, in the San Juan… SEE MORE