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Fishing Report for April 24 04/24

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  • Busy fishing weekend ahead

    This will be a busy weekend, with the start of the lowland lakes trout season Saturday, the closing of salmon fishing off Tacoma on Saturday and the opening of lingcod season Sunday.

  • Salmon seasons should look familiar to anglers

    This year's South Sound recreational salmon fishing seasons will be nearly identical to last year's.

  • Columbia is chinook challenged

    Anglers who have fished the Columbia River know firsthand, but a state report said this year's catch rate is the lowest since at least 2000. Through Sunday, just 659 adult chinook had been counted at Bonneville Dam. Last year 7,148 fish had been counted at this time. The recent 10-year average is 16,764.

  • Harstine, Seabeck worth a try

    If you have the urge to go fishing, do so before the rains return tonight as predicted. The local lakes that are open have been producing good catches of trout. River fishing is a little trickier because many are still high.

  • Hey, kids, Lacey's the place

    The Lacey Kids Fish-in is coming to Long's Pond at Woodland Creek Community Park on April 16.

  • 3-day razor clam dig to begin on Thursday

    The Long Beach and Twin Harbors beaches will be open for razor clam digging Thursday through April 9. No digging will be allowed after noon. The low tide times are: Thursday, 9:37 a.m. (0.1 feet); Friday, 10:19 a.m. (0.2 feet); and April 9, 11:07 a.m. (0.4 feet).

  • Heading out? Don't forget the rain gear, and that 2011-12 license

    It seems as though the rain has not greatly affected the river fishing. There are reports of better fishing from the Cowlitz, and the Olympic Peninsula remains a hot spot for steelhead.

  • Spring-break treat: More rainbows in area lakes

    The state has planted a number of rainbow trout in lakes in Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap and Grays Harbor counties to offer spring-break fishing opportunities. Here is the plan:

  • With the weather cooperating, get some alone time on a lake

    The reports from lakes on the east and west side of the mountains shows the water is warming up and so is the action. That news, and cooperating weather, would make a trip to a favorite lake worthwhile this week.

  • March 31 is deadline for fishing licenses

    Anglers must purchase a 2011-12 fishing license before current licenses expire at midnight March 31.


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