The coastal lingcod and black rockfish fishery is off to a hot start at Westport, La Push and Ilwaco. “Bottomfish fishing has been really good when the weather cooperates,” said Larry Giese, owner of ...

The spring-time fishing choices are blooming faster than the pollen count with halibut, spot shrimp, trout and lingcod garnering the most attention. First up is halibut fishing, which opens Thursday ...

South Sound: Puget Sound remains closed to salmon fishing. The staff at the Point Defiance Boathouse Marina says lingcod fishing has been slow. Wednesday is the last day of lingcod fishing. Westport: ...

MONTEREY – The groundfish season started in Monterey, Half Moon Bay and Bodega Bay on April 1 with top-notch deep water rockfish fishing for the boats that went out. During April, rockfishing is ...

ANGLERS MAY FIND themselves in a bit of a gap in seasons here on the North Olympic Peninsula. Out in the saltwater, blackmouth season has ended for all Peninsula marine areas. Back on land, only ...

BERKELEY – During periods of calm weather this time of year, you can take your pick of fishing shallow water from a kayak, skiff or charter boat off the Marin County Coast or fishing newly-opened deep ...

Pacific Northwesterners are undeniably fond of their endangered resident killer whales. Many locals are also fans of salmon fishing, a hobby that sustains charter fishing fleets in coastal harbors ...

The number of Dhufish, snapper and red emperor fish off WA's coast are now deemed at "severe risk" of collapse. Fisheries officials warning current catch limits haven't stopped the decline, with the ...