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Crabbing in October: The Tide is High, the Crabs are Ready

In mid-October, the narrator and crew embarked on a successful Dungeness crabbing trip from Port Ilwaco, Washington, into the Pacific…

Bloody Decks
The makings of a spectacular tuna trip. Unbelievable!

I have not been fishing much this year due to other activities and priorities like starting a lavender farm and…

pacific_halibut
Potentially the most spectacular fishing day ever.

We took notice of the wind and wave forecast and started planning for this trip about a week out. If…

Early Boat Limits
Early Boat Limits

Who does not like an early boat limit of nice sized coho? People who fish like fishing, but they do…

ocean opener 2020
Ocean Opener 2020

When the ocean salmon season opened up a week ago, I was reading a number of reports about early limits…

Mark and Alex on the Ocean
2019 Ocean Salmon Season – Week 3

WOW! I have mixed feelings about the fishing trip today. We took our old neighbors from Sherwood, Mark and his…