Western Pacific Coast, WA
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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

Washington Crab Identification Guide

1/8/2020 by US Harbors

• Fishing
• Food

Several species of crab are found in Washington's marine waters and along its shores, though only a few are large enough to be of commercial and sport interest. Crabs are crustaceans, having an exterior skeleton or shell. When crabbing in Washington, it's important to be able to identify your catch,… SEE MORE

Rescuers Free Entangled Whale Off Monterey

12/18/2019 by US Harbors

• Fishing
• Nature

By Associated Press. A rescue team helped free a young humpback whale that was tangled in fishing gear south of San Francisco days after a fisherman first spotted it, a conservation group said Tuesday. The team in a small inflatable boat in Monterey Bay attached five large, hot-pink buoys to… SEE MORE

• whales