Heads up for holiday anglers this weekend — halibut fishing is closed Monday and will reopen on a seven-day-a-week basis June 1 off Marine Area 5 (Sekiu) and Puget Sound (areas 6-10). Neah Bay and La ...

State Fish and Wildlife has decided to convert its management approach for inner-marine sport halibut fisheries in order to avoid exceeding catch quotas. “We made some changes for this coming year, ...

Anglers fishing for halibut in Washington waters will see a similar season as 2017 when fishing gets underway next month. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife establishes halibut seasons ...

SATURDAY IS YOUR last chance for halibut. I know, I know; It seems like halibut season just started. But, it has been more than a month since the fishery opened in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and four ...

The halibut fishery begins Monday in Puget Sound and the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the outlook should be fairly decent. “We’ve got a lot of guys gearing up for halibut, and while it won’t be ...

May 23—Washington's Free Fishing Weekend returns June 7-8, allowing anglers the opportunity to fish for many species without a license, according to a news release from the Washington state Department ...

The weighmaster at Saturday’s Sekiu Halibut Derby had a problem. What turned out at the end of the day to be the second-place fish had just broken the official scales. Which necessitated a scramble ...

Clayton Franke, The Daily World, Aberdeen, Wash. November 2, 2023 at 8:59 PM Nov. 2—Recreational Pacific halibut anglers in Washington and Oregon could see a small portion of their fish allocations ...

This story was supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center and the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism, in partnership with The Seattle Times and Northern Journal. First of three parts. ABOARD ...

Over Memorial Day weekend, a Washington state man caught a roughly 7-foot halibut in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the northwestern part of the state. But Tom Hellinger’s impressive catch came with ...

Jun. 5—Washington's Free Fishing Weekend — the annual event when anglers across the state can fish without a license — will have a new look in 2023. In past years, nearly any species of fish or ...

OLYMPIA -- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says recreational halibut fishery off the north coast will reopen for another offshore day. The fishery in marine areas 3 (La Push) and 4 (Neah ...