Hunters have through May 22 to apply for special hunting permits for fall deer, elk, mountain goat, moose, bighorn sheep, and turkey seasons in Washington state. Permit winners will be selected through a random drawing conducted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in late June. The special permits qualify hunters to hunt at times and places beyond ... Read More »
WDFW and Tacoma Power are hosting a public meeting regarding Cowlitz River fisheries and hatchery programs May 29 in Centralia. If you don’t attend the meeting, you’ve lost your right to complain about what WDFW and Tacoma Power are doing to our fish, in my opinion. The meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Centralia College in Washington ... Read More »
Clam diggers will get one more chance to dig razor clams this season during a three-day opening at Twin Harbors, running Friday through Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. The morning dig scheduled May 24-26 got the green light from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) after marine toxin tests showed the clams at Twin Harbors are safe to ... Read More »
Kids 12 and under can wet a line and fish for FREE in the Friends of the Cowlitz trout pond at Barrier Dam Campground in Salkum this Memorial Day weekend, May 25-27. On a sunny afternoon in September of last year, Emma, 9, of Centralia, pulled two trout from the water, assisted by local expert angler Jimmy Vann, of Salkum. ... Read More »
If you’re thinking about fishing other side of the Cowlitz River at Barrier Dam, think again! Those are closed waters. I was there this afternoon when two guys were visited by our local friendly WDFW enforcement officer. They didn’t have any fish, so they didn’t get a fine for that, but they did spend some time talking with the officer. ... Read More »
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I was born into a family chock full of Adventurers. They would probably never categorize themselves as such, but I think they would be very proud of the label. None of them climbed Mount Everest or paddled down the Amazon River. They didn’t so much as even backpack through Europe. But they were Adventurers, nonetheless. They said “Yes!” to opportunity, ... Read More »
I spent some time at two of our more picturesque and fine-fishing local ponds this week: Swofford Pond (Mossyrock) and South Lewis County Pond (Toledo). I didn’t catch any fish, but that was probably because I was concentrating my efforts on photographing the wildlife — some of which was very weird wildlife. South Lewis County Pond is a local favorite ... Read More »
The weather has been fantastic this week and so has the fishing. Lakes & Ponds Swofford Pond is fishing well, and there are easy 2-hour limits to be had for the asking, according to Norma Jean, of Two Bucks Espresso in Chehalis. (By the way, there are no largemouth bass, I repeat, NO LARGEMOUTH BASS at Swofford Pond. None at ... Read More »
State shellfish managers today approved a morning razor clam dig May 8-14 at Twin Harbors and May 10-11 at Long Beach. No digging will be allowed at either beach after noon. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) approved the dig after marine toxin tests showed the clams at the two beaches are safe to eat. Dan Ayres, WDFW ... Read More »
