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Weather favors razor clam diggers over anglers
Posted by glock on Friday, February 25, 2005 (11:46:14) (1096 reads)
For many Northwest anglers, the recent string of clear, cold days has overstayed its welcome. Many are hoping for warmer temperatures – and some rain – to reenergize fishing for species including sturgeon and steelhead.
In eastern Washington, fisheries managers are concerned that lingering ice could put the chill on the early eastside trout opener set for March 1.
“Once this ice thaws, most of the early-opening lakes will offer good rainbow trout fishing and some will be downright exceptional,” said Jeff Korth, a district biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in Moses Lake.
But how long will anglers have to wait?
On the lower Columbia River, cold weather has slowed the sturgeon bite, and fishers are still waiting for the smelt to arrive. Low, gin-clear waters have also made steelhead fishing a tricky proposition on the Olympic Peninsula.
Then again, current weather conditions are just about perfect for digging razor clams, said Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager. In fact, Ayres is hoping for more of the same during the next dig, tentatively set for March 6, 7 and 8 on evening tides.
“Cold weather isn’t a big factor for razor clam enthusiasts, who dig throughout the winter months,” Ayres said. “Rain is a bigger problem, because it fills in the `show holes’ that let people know where to dig.”
Ayres said final word on the March razor clam will be announced by Feb. 28, once the last round of tests have been conducted to make sure the clams are safe to eat.
Weather aside, anglers have been pursuing blackmouth around Puget Sound with mixed success, while spring chinook are just beginning to show in the lower Columbia River. Those looking for a preview of this year’s salmon-fishing prospects are invited to attend a public meeting March 1, when WDFW will present its initial forecasts salmon returns for 2005. The meeting, which kicks off the annual season-setting process for salmon fisheries, is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the auditorium of Office Building 2 at 1115 Washington St. on the Capitol Campus in Olympia.
For more information about current fishing around the state, see the regional reports in our forums under "Weekender Update"
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Sportsman Show
Posted by Lwagg2 on Saturday, February 05, 2005 (06:32:42) (1144 reads)
Portland Sportsman show kicks off this week at the EXPO center the schedule for the week is:
Wednesday February 9, 2005 11 am to 9 pm
Thursday February 10, 2005 11 am to 9 pm
Friday February 11, 2005 11 am to 9 pm
Saturday February 12, 2005 10 am to 8 pm
Sunday February 13, 2005 10 am to 6 pm
Discount's for tickets can be printed from the official web site by clicking SPORTSMAN SHOW
hope to see you there.
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NOTE*** i made it out on opening day and it was more than 1 man can dream for!!! i had a blast and my legs are killing me, hope everyone gets a chance to go and watch the dock dogs
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Like Goldilocks, anglers wait for the right conditions
Posted by glock on Tuesday, February 01, 2005 (15:16:40) (991 reads)
In recent weeks, fishing conditions in Washington seem to following the story line of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." You know, "This one's too hot, this one's too cold . . ."
On the eastern side of the state, unseasonably warm weather has made ice fishing a risky proposition on many lakes, while rivers are running high and muddy. On the other hand, coldwater conditions on the Columbia River above Vancouver have slowed the sturgeon bite, while rivers in the Puget Sound area have yo-yoed between freezing and flooding.
So how will anglers, like Goldilocks, know when conditions are just right?
"Watch the weather report," said Mike Gross, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) who monitors fisheries on the Olympic Peninsula. "At least in this area, fishing conditions can change in just a few days."
Once that happens, anglers could be rewarded for their patience. Drawn by high water, increasing numbers of wild steelhead are moving into 11 rivers on the Olympia Peninsula, where anglers can retain one wild fish per season. (See the South Sound/Olympic Peninsula regional report below for more details.) Once the upper Yakima River drops into shape, it should present good opportunities to catch whitefish and catch-and-release trout, and the annual smelt run could begin any day on the lower Columbia.
In addition, several new areas in Puget Sound will open to blackmouth fishing in February, and WDFW has tentatively scheduled a razor clam dig on evening tides Feb. 5, 6 and 7 on the Washington coast. For details on these and other new fishing opportunities, see the weekender updates.
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Weekender Update 11/24/2004
Posted by glock on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 (21:11:10) (836 reads)
"A good, hard rain will flush things out and bring some fresh fish into the rivers," said Rick Ereth, a fish biologist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in Montesano. "It's been looking like June around here."
In westside such rivers as the Satsop and Wynoochee, higher stream flows are expected to bring a new surge of bright, late-running coho salmon. Steelhead also move on high water, energizing fisheries from the Snake River to the Olympic Peninsula.
See the complete update in our forums.
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St Helens warning
Posted by Greatwhitehunter on Saturday, October 09, 2004 (12:20:01) (1323 reads)
October 6, 2004
Contact: WDFW Southwest Washington Office, (360) 696-6211
Caution advised for anglers, others
near rivers below Mount St. Helens
With volcanic activity at Mount St. Helens expected to continue, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts should be cautious near rivers downstream from the mountain, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said today.
The warning applies to the full length of several river systems below the mountain, not just waters within 12 miles of the crater, an area closed to the public last week as a safety precaution. That earlier land closure affected access to several hunting areas near the mountain.
The mainstem and north and south forks of the Toutle River, the lower Green River in Cowlitz County and the upper North Fork Lewis River above Swift Reservoir are among the waters that could be affected by suddenly increasing stream flows, flooding or other hazards related to volcanic activity, say state fish biologists.
Fishing for hatchery steelhead and salmon is open through Nov. 30 on the North Fork Toutle and the lower Green rivers, and hatchery steelhead fishing is under way on the South Fork Toutle. The upper North Fork Lewis River is open for game-fish angling through Oct. 31.
Federal scientists monitoring the mountain have said it is highly unlikely that current volcano activity would approach the force of the 1980 eruption that sent mudflows surging down the Toutle watershed. During that event, the North Fork Toutle backed up into the Green River and inundated WDFW 's North Toutle Hatchery, which is 24 air miles from the mountain crater.
However, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists have said ongoing volcanic activity is melting a glacier and forming a lake inside the crater. If there is an outburst of water from the crater, small floods could reach the Toutle River or other watersheds directly below the mountain.
WDFW has discontinued its fish and wildlife management activities on lands near the mountain and in the Toutle River watershed above the North Toutle Hatchery. The department has instituted emergency evacuation and relocation plans for its employees at the hatchery and at the Toutle River Fish Collection Facility (FCF) on the North Fork Toutle.
Last week, WDFW advised hunters that access to some game units near the mountain would be affected by safety closures. Access to portions of game management units 516 Packwood, 520 Winston, 524 Margaret, 554 Yale, 556 Toutle, 558 Marble, 560 Lewis River and 572 Siouxon is curtailed because parts of those hunting areas lie within areas other federal and state agencies had closed as a precaution. Early muzzleloader hunts for deer and elk run through Oct. 8 statewide. Modern firearm deer hunting begins Oct. 16 and modern firearm elk hunting begins Nov. 6 in western Washington.
The U.S. Forest Service last week closed the mountain's Johnston Ridge Observatory and other visitor sites, trail heads and viewpoints along State Route 504 beyond the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center. The state Department of Natural Resources has closed public lands and removed its field personnel within a 12-mile radius around the mountain, and the Weyerhaeuser Co. closed its lands and curtailed field operations in the Mount St. Helens area east of Interstate 5.
For updates on public access Contact the U.S. Forest Service at (360) 247-3900, the state Department of Natural Resources website at (http://www.dnr.wa.gov) or call Weyerhaeuser's access hotline at 1-(866) 636-6531.
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