By Mark Yuasa Another year in the rearview mirror with another in front of us. It’s Day 4 of the New Year with 361 more days ahead. Time moves fast (and maybe it’s just my age) but before we hit the throttle on 2021, let’s take a quick look back. From an angler’s perspective how […]
By Mark Yuasa Are you getting tired of all the bad news? I’m totally worn out from the pandemic, joblessness, economic crisis, presidential election turmoil, fake news, protests, what’s really left or right and the statewide fishing ban this past spring. Despite all the commotion, I’m feeling good about surviving the madness that 2020 threw […]
By Mark Yuasa December already? Wow, where did time go? It seems like the tires on life are spinning fast and with the Christmas just a few weeks away, I’m barely hanging on by a thread. But, before I plunge into the holiday abyss, the good news is there’s options happening around the Pacific Northwest […]
By Mark Yuasa Normally this is a moment in time when chum salmon anglers are in the heat of the action around southern Puget Sound and Hood Canal, but this season has been a washout. Since earlier this month, popular chum areas like the Hoodsport Hatchery fishing zone in Hood Canal closed to all fishing […]
Now that our big game seasons are winding down, it’s time to reflect on what we love about hunting, how our gear needs to evolve and what we can do to improve in ourselves. None of us are getting any younger and so I also look to what we can do to minimize what we […]
By Mark Yuasa While we’re still more than six months away from pursuing halibut it is nice to know anglers can bank on planning trips, and those who just can’t wait for something to do be sure to hit your favorite Puget Sound pier for excellent squid jigging. Halibut fisheries have become more stable thanks […]
By Mark Yuasa The coastal razor clam season is now in doubt through December and possibly clear into the spring of 2021, after the latest marine toxin testing levels skyrocketed to levels not seen in a longtime. “This is really tough news especially since we started off with such a great season of digging,” said […]
By Mark Yuasa Coastal razor clam lovers got some jarring news this past week. Looking at one of the most robust seasons in recent memory, it appears diggers may have to put immediate plans on the back burner after the Department of Health (DOH) and Washington Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) saw a surge in a […]
By Mark Yuasa It’s that juncture of the year to grab a jar of dough bait, container of worms, a lure or spoon, and head to your favorite statewide lake. “A lot of the lakes are still open for trout fishing through Oct. 31, and autumn is a great time to go out to catch […]
By Mark Yuasa Those who ventured to coastal beaches for the first seven days of the 2020-2021 razor clam season had no need to “clam up” with limits across the board. “It was a very successful opener (Sept. 16-22) and people pretty much had limits on all the beaches,” said Dan Ayres, the head Washington […]
