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Normally not until much closer to October but a bit back I took the agreed to days from the model. QIN will start week 41 10-4 and by the end of Nov. will fish 39 days. 4 to 5 days a week from 10/25. The NT nets will fish start Sept. 27 2 days and s
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On the Hunt
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08/08/2026 Well it might be all of the above but in the area East of Montesano Wa there is hundreds of areas of farm land that used to be planted in sweet corn, peas, hay, and other things. The corn and peas were taken to Chehalis and processed. A
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Is EVERYTHING corrupt these days? It sure seems like it.
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Anyone know when Q's will post their net schedule?
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Managing WA's fish and wildlife, in today's world, is a very complex operation. It requires, at all levels from staff to commissioners, people who can put their personal views and preferences to the side and do what is best for the various resources
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WA Fish and Wildlife Commission should serve public, accountability Ryan Garrett Special to The Seattle Times Last year, I wrote about multiple issues where the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission failed to live up to its mandate. While some mig
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The Chehalis Springers are kinda sorta strange as the river is rain driven not snow but the Summers will wander in latter part of August. For years Montesano R-6 claimed there were not Summers only early fall as they did not want to manage for them.
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I don't remember my timings all that well except that we were running Fall Chinook updates and fisheries in late July/eraly August. But this was PS and the glaciers may have encouraged movement. I know you're more familiar with the Chehalis but wha
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So doing my morning coffee on the deck ( sometimes referred to as sunning myself like a Sealion ) I was surprised to see two good sized Chinook jump in front of the house. Bit unusual as Springers normally clear South Elma before the end of July. Als
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Glad the catching is picking up but what is the return versus forecast? If less fish are coming back than we thought, coastwide, then maybe there is an issue out there worth considering.
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I also see that they are beach seining Chinook at Hoodsport so at least some falls are looking for freshwater. The netting was better here about a decade ago. I recall one morning when they had. a tote full of fish.
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They should be showing by now. 11 and 12 have been productive this past week with a good number of both hatchery and un clipped on offer...
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It looks like the Sockeye catching outta Baker was picking up, with really nice sized fish showing up on the web...
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