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 ...

As long as the kayaker is outfitted with proper gear, it's an extremely safe — and healthy — way to fish for salmon, halibut and rockfish, he said. "I'm not some adventurist risk taker," he said.

Though fine eating, targeting and catching rockfish and sand bass is not nearly as exciting as summer and fall ‘glamour fishing’ that can test anglers and their tackle.

Big halibut are already starting to bite on the flat sandy areas in 50-70 feet of water around the bay. Surfcasting for perch remains a little slow, but will heat up as the ocean temperatures rise.

Big Salmon Fishing Resort in Neah Bay is hosting a halibut derby through Sunday. Anglers can register their boats at the bait shop until 10 a.m. Saturday. Entrance fee is $100 per boat. The derby will ...

Moss Landing anglers are traveling north or south for rockfish and lingcod. Closer to home, the flat sandy areas nearer our deep canyons are host to lots of halibut right now. Some are of the slab ...

Until the emergency regulations are in place, no fishing gear of any type may be deployed shoreward of the 50-fathom RCA line when shelf rockfish, slope rockfish or lingcod are onboard.

Also on tap are refreshments, a raffle for fishing gear and the membership drawing (must be present to win). The public is welcome. And more halibut. Beath also will discuss halibut during a free ...

Bottomfishing has been the big draw for anglers all along the Washington coast, and the popular northern coastal halibut fishery opens Tuesday. Those who plan to fish for halibut at Neah Bay and ...