Anna Thielen caught this nice rainbow trout in Black Lake earlier this spring.

This past Friday, an Ocean Park resident (name withheld upon request) noticed a doe in her backyard that was acting strangely, so she picked up her smart phone and started to film the scene. The doe proceeded to give birth to triplets, the third being born while its siblings were trying to nurse. It was certainly a rare opportunity to be able to observe this miracle of nature.

According to the Quality Deer Management Association, as many as 15 to 20 percent of does will have triplets — but only when deer numbers are in balance with high-quality habitat. The average doe in a healthy population can produce more fawns than the average doe in unhealthy population.

Another interesting point is that twin and triplet fawns are not necessarily sired by a single buck. Research has shown that 20-25 percent of twin fawn sets are sired by two different bucks. Recently, the first case of “multiple paternity” in a set of triplets — meaning three different of sires — was documented by researchers at Auburn University in Alabama.

Halibut fishing is still productive. Just this past weekend, fishermen on the charter boat Pacific Dream landed two halibut weighting 40 and 50 pounds. Other boats are also doing well, although they are having to fish at 600 to 800 feet in depth.

Surf perch and bottom fishermen are also catching some nice fish. Don’t forget about Black Lake in Ilwaco. We have been getting pictures of big trout coming out of the lake, in which trout were planted on opening day. It has some good carryover fish.

The opening of ocean salmon fishing (Marine Area 1) is July 1 and albacore should be showing up in our ocean waters soon after that. Buoy 10 opens, of course, on Aug. 1.

Ron Malast can be reached at 665-3573 or raiders7777@centurylink.net.