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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Westport Salmon Fishing 2023

 limits of westport chinook and coho 14 11 and 10

With a 2023 salmon season management approach favoring the ocean and a robust forecast of chinook and coho headed for the Columbia River, the almost perfect set of conditions have been created to produce one of the most epic salmon fishing opportunities out of Wesport, WA in recent memory.

This post is all about getting you prepped to head out there and give it a go. You South Sound chinook fisherman who’s already had their season closed. You know who you are are and you know you’ve been thinking about it!

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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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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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