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Just to let people know, Frank passed peacefully at home with his family. Quite a guy, for sure. There will be a lot said and written about him - all positive.
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That was my thought also but then I remembered that the fish have came in early the last few years before the QIN nets went in. In the 90s one year it was the 3rd week of Nov before Coho got past Schafer Park and they were about 75% brights. Why I re
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Really low water conditions are going to put a ton of extra fish into nets. Fixed schedules will nuke 'em.
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Well damn this weather thing is getting to where it not so much a spectator sport but something of concern. The Satsop is at around 200cfs which is just some above record lows. For wild Coho it can get ugly especially the East Fork which is totally d
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That's for sure. He was involved in a lot. I came to WDF in 80 when he was AD I was a low level bio. Had a few work related meetings and also talked about fishing often. I think he spent most of his life, especially working, doing fun things.
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I am old and when you look back lots of things come to mind. Did not know Frank all that well but I do know this, he had one hell of a good life. Can't ask for much better.
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The services already held were last Wednesday; something coming up probably August.
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Just a note that Frank passed recently. There was a small Catholic/Military funeral. His son Greg has told me that there will be a memorial later this summer at Greg's here in Olympia.
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Not sure about dates or the San Juans specifically, but there was a lot of tribal crabbing going on last month in both 8-1 and 8-2. SF
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Individual tribes set their own seasons. Puget Sound recreational crabbers are constrained by the current crab management policy.
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Oh, no! That might affect the 0.000 days I expect to fish in Washington State this coming year!
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Is the expectation that when it finally rains it will rain a lot? As a dweller in the lowlands with a well a lot of rain should recharge my aquifer as we have a lot of land upstream of us with hollows, puddles, and such that should suck up the stand
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I think this looks like something to follow so I did a seach for the Washington coast and started a thread. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has officially declared that an intensifying El Niño has emerged in the tropical
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Good to see PP is back and hope the problems are past us. Summerrun fishing still is not that hot from what I have been told and that stinks. Couple guys I know have searun fishing and catching some. Searun fishing went in the toilet with program Bob
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Latest an AI search got for me. Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission investigation centers on whether four sitting commissioners violated the Open Public Meetings Act and the Public Records Act ahead of their controversial 2022 decision to ban s
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No big secret just not a priority.
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The Outdoor Gear Classifieds
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Well, it’s been awhile, but here’s the latest. I did hook up with a longtime Pt. Defiance PP salmon fisher and managed to do a little swapping, trading, and a nice fishing trip in SouthSound last season. This ended up with me finally getting an
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Was trying to find out when Puget Sound tribal crabbers put in? Looked on WDFW site and tribal nation sites. No or little information availabe. Knowing they get 1st chance ahead of the rec season, wanted to try to increase my chances for the San Jua
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