When to go Ocean bottomfishing in 2024

Tim poses with big lingcod

For some, spring is marked by the beginning of baseball season, but for many fishy folks, it’s all about ocean bottomfishing opening up!

And that time is this coming weekend, Saturday, March 9th.

I’ve got so many resources for you to consider to get all caught up on ocean bottomfishing prep and ideas in this blog post that we have to get right to it.

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Additional recreational halibut fishing off coast and Puget Sound to open next month; annual bag limit to increase

My crew with their limit of halibut out of westport 2023

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
July 24, 2023
Contact: Lorna Wargo, 360-581-5611
Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262

Additional recreational halibut fishing off coast and Puget Sound to open next month; annual bag limit to increase

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Ocean salmon fishing at La Push and Neah Bay (Marine Areas 3 and 4) opens June 17, Ilwaco and Westport (Marine Areas 1 and 2) opens June 24

Limits of nice chinook salmon caught in the Strait during July

June 7, 2023
Contact: Fish Program, 360-902-2700
Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262

Ocean salmon fishing at La Push and Neah Bay (Marine Areas 3 and 4) opens June 17, Ilwaco and Westport (Marine Areas 1 and 2) opens June 24

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WDFW announces additional halibut fishing days Public invited to June 7 virtual meeting

Me holding 47 lb halibut up with Gaff

June 1, 2023
Media Contact: Eryn Couch, 360-890-6604

WDFW announces additional halibut fishing days Public invited to June 7 virtual meeting

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Halibut Fishing Trip May 2023

Me holding 47 lb halibut up with Gaff

My friends and I recently had an absolutely epic halibut fishing trip out of Westport, WA. You know, the “early limits” back at the dock first kind of trip that you and your buddies will talk about for a long time.

This blog post breaks down everything we did in hopes that it might help someone repeat a similar level of success. And that includes me! When I write this stuff down, I like to go back and study it before the next trip so I can repeat what I did.

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Washington salmon fishing seasons tentatively set for 2023-24

Box full of fresh chrome salmon

April 6, 2023
Contact: Fish Program, 360-902-2700
Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262

Washington salmon fishing seasons tentatively set for 2023-24

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2023 Washington Coast Salmon Forecast

Chinook fish box caught on the Washington coast

The Washington coast salmon forecast for 2023 has just been released and this blog post unpacks what we should expect in the coastal rivers and marine waters.

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WDFW News Release: WDFW seeks public input on 2023 proposals for Washington’s ocean salmon fisheries

Nice chinook salmon caught around Sekiu

March 10, 2023
Contact: Kyle Adicks, 360-902-2664
Media contact: Mark Yuasa, 360-902-2262

WDFW seeks public input on 2023 proposals for Washington’s ocean salmon fisheries

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