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 ...

While the state of salmon fishing seasons remains up in the air, the one thing anglers can count on this spring and early summer are decent catches of lingcod, halibut and black rockfish. Coastal ...

So you have kin coming from Iowa for a visit, and you’d like to give them a taste of the traditional Northwest lifestyle. Or you’re new to the area and have never held a fishing rod, but would sure ...

Jun. 10—There will be an additional three days of halibut fishing out of Westport, June 17, 20 and 24, charter boat Predator captain Derek Gochanour announced on his Facebook page Tuesday. The general ...

Whether you're looking for fish, shrimp or razor clams the opportunities are abundant this weekend. The Puget Sound shrimp season opens today, a coastal razor clam dig continues through Sunday, Puget ...

LINGCOD FISHING MAKES its return to the North Olympic Peninsula this weekend. That’s the good news. Let’s linger on the good news for now. In Marine Area 3 (LaPush), the lingcod fishery opens Saturday ...

Ingrid Tenngren of Redmond hit the jackpot in Westport, Wash. last week after landing a 64-pound halibut, winning the Westport Fishing Derby's $500 daily cash prize and taking the lead in the yearly ...

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 ...