Outdoors Calendar

BIKES rides (www.bikesclub.org): Meeting place is Harbour Pointe Lutheran Church, 5425 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo, unless otherwise noted. [More]

November 28


Anglers irked at lingcod plan

A draft Puget Sound rockfish conservation plan put together by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has attracted enough attention from sport fishermen and other user groups that the agency has extended the public comment period and added... [More]

By Wayne Kruse
Special to The Herald | November 26


Winter clams draw a crowd

Think razor clam digging and you think summer sunshine, surf and sand, kids running and yelling, dogs chasing Frisbees, barefoot diggers in shirts and shorts, kites flying and joggers jogging. [More]

By Wayne Kruse
Herald Writer | November 19


Stimulus money pays to pluck abandoned fishing gear off Puget Sound’s...

KINGSTON — Old gill nets littering the sea floor are the silent killers of the Puget Sound. But thanks to federal stimulus money, an ongoing effort to remove old fishing gear has picked up the pace. [More]

Associated Press | November 14


Sultan man charged with assault for firing at deputy

SULTAN — The man who allegedly fired a rifle at a Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy Oct. 30 at the Sultan airfield before shooting himself reportedly told a roommate he’d recently lost his job and was depressed, according to court... [More]

By Jackson Holtz
Herald Writer | November 10


Columbia River salmon keep dying despite sea lion removal

Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River. [More]

By Jeff Barnard
Associated Press | November 7


Blackmouth season off to a good start

Its one thing to be given an expanded winter blackmouth season in local waters, but often quite another to find enough fish on hand to make the longer season worth the effort. Results since the opener on Saturday seem to show salmon anglers... [More]

November 5



Michelle Dunlop / The Herald |
Shi Shi Beach: Short hike, huge payoff

It shouldn’t be this easy. That’s the first thought that runs through my head when I spot Shi Shi Beach. To catch a view this spectacular in Western Washington, I’m used to working harder. [More]

By Michelle Dunlop
Herald Writer | October 31


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