THE COASTAL HALIBUT season is underway after a lengthy, pandemic-related delay, while Puget Sound marine areas 5-10 anglers can once again target halibut after spending 21 days fishing for the ...

Heads up for holiday anglers this weekend — halibut fishing is closed Monday and will reopen on a seven-day-a-week basis June 1 off Marine Area 5 (Sekiu) and Puget Sound (areas 6-10). Neah Bay and La ...

The halibut fishery – open this past Saturday (May 6) and May 4 – saw good action off the coast, but mixed results in the open areas around the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound. Fishing off the ...

Those who pursue halibut will get two more chances on the northern coast at Neah Bay and La Push, and Strait of Juan de Fuca and open areas of Puget Sound this Thursday and June 1. “The catch (65,763 ...

Anglers fishing for halibut in Washington waters will see a similar season as 2017 when fishing gets underway next month. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife establishes halibut seasons ...

Mar. 12—The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced plans today for the 2025 halibut fishing season, which will kick off April 3 in some Puget Sound marine areas and May 1 in ...

Halibut fishing in Puget Sound and the east end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca last year was the best fishermen have seen since 2004, the year sportfishing activists persuaded the state Fish and ...

SEATTLE — Anglers in Washington have a unique opportunity to introduce others to the joys of sportfishing during Free Fishing Weekend, scheduled for June 7 through the 8th. During this event, fishing ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced recreational halibut fishing is opening Saturday in the Puget Sound (Marine areas 5-10), Neah Bay (Marine area 4) and La Push (Marine area 3).

This year’s catch quota for Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca is 58,155 pounds, up 15 percent from 50,542 pounds in 2010. Like last year, most areas of the Sound will be open for halibut ...