Hunting and Fishing

OUTDOORS: Anglers enjoy good day trout fishing

Martin Camacho, of Lynden, casts from his boat on opening day of fishing season Saturday morning, April 28, 2012 at Lake Padden in Bellingham. This was Camacho's first time fly fishing and it had been paying off all morning he said.

Northwest Washington anglers were treated to a Goldilocks opener Saturday, April 28, with weather not too hot or too cold and neither damp nor garishly bright.

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HUNTING AND FISHING

FISHING: Lakes open in Okanogan, even if North Cascades Highway isn't

Heavier than usual winter snowfall and intermittent spring storms are forestalling the annual reopening of State Route 20 over Washington and Rainy passes in the North Cascades, but the spring fishing season is under way, and some 57 hatchery supplied lakes in Okanogan County are now turning out...

28 days ago
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FISHING: Okanogan lakes preview

Here's a rundown of 22 well-stocked, northern tier waters scattered from the Winthrop area on the Methow River east to the Sinlahekin and Okanogan valleys that will be either destinations or tour stops for many Western Washington anglers this spring:

28 days ago
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FISHING: Skagit County offers opening day options

Skagit County lakes offer every bit the variety of recreational angling experiences that Whatcom County waters do.

30 days ago
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FISHING: Best lakes in Skagit County

Here's a rundown of Skagit's most popular fishing spots, leading off with its hot hatchery-stocked lakes Erie, Heart, McMurray and Sixteen, for anglers seeking those obliging put and take rainbow trout:

30 days ago
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FISHING: Best lakes in Whatcom County

If you haven't decided where to go yet, here's a the first in a series of three roundups, this one focusing on the most popular waters in west and central Whatcom County, that will help you zero in on your opening day fishing hole.

35 days ago
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FISHING: Trout planted and ready for opening day

Whatcom County trout anglers have some 48,000 hatchery-reared rainbow trout between 11 and 13 inches long, planted earlier this spring, awaiting them in four popular area lakes that open for fishing Saturday, April 28.

35 days ago
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FISHING: Remember to get your license ready

For the 2012 season all persons age 16 and over must purchase some form of resident or non-resident basic recreational fishing license and carry it when they wet a line.

35 days ago
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FISHING: Steelhead make a move

Some 56,000 young steelhead raised by the Northwest Washington Steelheaders Club of Whatcom County are getting a first taste of the rigors of migration in the form of a trip from their Middle Fork McKinnon Pond digs back to Kendall Creek Hatchery.

42 days ago
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OUTDOORS: Rumors of Racehorse gates partly true

The Washington Department of Natural Resources plans to install gates on the Racehorse/Slide Mountain road system, but for now is not going to close and lock them.

42 days ago
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OUTDOORS: Halibut, shrimp, ling cod set to open

Halibut fishing for personal use (recreation) will start Thursday, May 3, in selected Washington inland waters and one coastal marine management zone - No. 1 out of Ilwaco (Columbia River).

56 days ago