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Puget Sound Squidding Solid
Tim Bush from Outdoor Emporium (206-642-6550) in Seattle is reporting excellent squid jigging at Pier 86 in downtown Seattle and also at Quartermaster Harbor over on Vashon Island. He said the squid numbers have been excellent so far this winter and they’ve been quite a bit bigger than normal too. He recommends using one of the glow-in-the-dark or battery operated jigs made by Colman. They’ve got plenty of them in stock at Outdoor Emporium just south of Safeco Field!
Crabbing Picking up near Everett
John Martinis at John’s Sporting Goods (425-259-3056) in Everett is reporting a little better crabbing in Marine Areas 8-1 and 8-2. After a slow start to the winter crab season the numbers have built up considerably and crabbers have been pulling some limits near the Shipwreck and off Hat Island. Martinis says the best depth seems to be 60 and 80 feet of water. He says when there’s a window of nice weather the west side of Possession Bar has been lights out for winter blackmouth.
Steelhead Showing in Marblemount
John Koenig of John’s Guide Service (360-708-3166) in Rockport is reporting as many as 5 hatchery steelhead being caught per day on the Cascade River this past week. He said it was enough to make him switch over from silver gear to steelhead gear on his jet boat yesterday. They hooked one steelhead on the main river before losing it, but they did pick up a couple of nice silvers. He’ll be targeting steelhead on the Skagit from here out and expects to start seeing some more fish showing in the main river any day now.
Snoqualmie Slow for Steelhead
Gabe Miller at Sportco (252-922-2222) in Fife reported slow steelhead fishing at Tokul Creek on the Snoqualmie River this past week. He said he fished it yesterday morning with very good river conditions and saw only one steelhead caught for quite a few anglers. The Snoqualmie got a healthy plant of 156,000 winter steelhead smolts in 2011, which should make for some great steelhead fishing the next couple of months.
Another November Razor Dig
Twin Harbors beach will open November 26th for six straight days and then Long Beach will open for digging on Thursday November 29th, followed by Copalis and Mocrock beaches on Friday November 30th. All four beaches will close at midnight on December 1st. These are all evening digs.
Doorbuster Sale at Outdoor Emporium and Sportco this Weekend
Outdoor Emporium and Sportco have lined up some smokin’ deals for the Black Friday shopping weekend. Outdoorsman can pick up Hodgman zipperfront breathable waders for $35, a Lowrance 5X Pro fishfinder for $138, Coleman Buddy propane heaters for $70, and Danielson crab traps for just $11 and there’s plenty more deals. The big doorbuster sale lasts all weekend at Sportco in Fife and Outdoor Emporium in Seattle.
Deer Attacks Men and then Steals Their Smokes
KETK News in Whitehouse, Texas – Joseph Rose and Cole Kellis were leaving their home on Friday morning when they noticed a deer in their front yard. Rose said the deer appeared friendly but when they approached the buck it started to attack the two men. After the deer poked Rose in the ribs with his antlers he jumped in his truck to get away, but the deer kept coming. The deer jumped into the cab of the truck and stole his pack of smokes off the center console. The deer began eating the smokes and when Rose tried to get them back he came after him again. It took 5 police officers to restrain the deer before it was transported away by a game warden. One comment on the KETK website suggested that the the deer had just mated and probably just wanted to have a smoke afterwards.
Rob Endsley
The Outdoor Line
710 ESPN Seattle
www.theoutdoorline.com