Outdoors

Sockeye fishery to open on Columbia, but Chinook season to close on lower stretch

Starting July 1, anglers can catch and keep sockeye salmon on the Columbia River, but will be required…

Outdoors

Birdwatching Handsome streamlined flying aerialists: Tree swallows

Tree swallows have been making their presence known at Tarlatt Slough on the southwest end of Willapa Bay…

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Recreational ocean salmon fishing starts Saturday

ILWACO — Anglers can reel in salmon off the Washington coast beginning June 23, when three marine areas…

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Birdwatching Singer extraordinaire: Swainson’s thrush

Nesting on the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and elsewhere on the Peninsula has begun in earnest. We know…

Outdoors

Spring Chinook fishing extended to June 15 with increased bag limit; so far, jacks passage very low

With high river flows, low visibility and an apparent lack of angling success, Washington and Oregon extended spring…

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Elk hoof rot spreading eastward

WASHINGTON — For the first time, state wildlife managers are euthanizing elk in an attempt to stop the…

History

Celebrate the 120th anniversary of North Head Lighthouse

Cape D — Washington State Parks and Keepers of the North Head Lighthouse are inviting the public to…

Outdoors

Birdwatching: Birds of the Peninsula’s north end

Recently I moved to be on Willapa Bay, and to my delight the birding there is spectacular. The…

Outdoors

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ILWACO — Recreational Pacific halibut fishing in the near-shore area of Marine Area 1-Ilwaco will be open seven…

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Surf perch paradise

LONG BEACH — The surf was a little rough but the fishing was good for Long Beach’s popular…

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