Located in Olympia, Washington.
Welcome! Please look around our website. If we offer something you are interested in, you may want to attend a meeting.
Welcome! Please look around our website. If we offer something you are interested in, you may want to attend a meeting.
Check the Club News tab and the Club Calendar for more info about what is happening. To see other fishing tips, tricks and general information check out the LeeRoy's Ramblings tab.
Bonneville Shad
April 2024
The April meeting will be on Thursday April 11 due to a scheduling conflict at the Lacey Community Center. The speakers will be Martin Chen on fishing Riffe Lake and Jason Dunham on rockfish and lingcod fishing.
Another decision that was facing us was our poor financial condition. After discussing the problem and searching for alternatives the Board of Directors decided that we needed to increase our annual dues for members and corporate sponsors. Starting in 2024 the member dues will be increased from $35.00 to $40.00 and the corporate sponsors from $75.00 to $100.00. We have agreed that corporate sponsors will be recognized at the meetings by the displaying their logo and in the monthly newsletter.
I am attaching a calendar that shows no planned outings for the next couple of months. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be any. Any of us can plan an outing simply by deciding that you want to go clamming, crabbing or fishing and simply sending out an email to the membership asking if anyone else is interested in joining you.
Allen Morrow
If you are a halibut fisher, it is suggested you read this email and respond if you want to keep our quotas where they are.
Allen Morrow
From: rgarner755@aol.com
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2023 10:27 AM
To: RON GARNER
Subject: Action Alert, PSA presidents, please share with your chapters. California is going after some of our halibut quota.
Dear chapter presidents,
Please share this with your chapter members. We need them to act to save what halibut quota we have. There is a link at the bottom for them to act on. Time is of the essence! These need to have time to be printed and put into the PFMC council members folders before the next PFMC meeting. This will give enough time needed for the staff to look through them, proofread them and make sure letters are legit, and file them. Then the PFMC members will start looking at the paperwork before the meeting. This gives them time prior to the meeting to digest what is going on. They will be the ones responsible for make the decision to move quota or not move quota. Since California's salmon seasons were cut, they might be sympathetic towards giving them some of our quota. We need all of the quota we can get and flood them with hundreds of emails to stop this. We will be sending out a voter voice for people to act on this too.
Please respond today! Forward this to all of your friends too.
Ron Garner
Dear Washington State Halibut fishers,
California is moving forward on a strategic move to try to take some of our Washington state halibut quota from the 2A halibut quota (Washington, Oregon, and California) through Pacific Fisheries Management Council. It was kept from moving forward up until this point by Butch Smith and Phil Anderson at the council level. Now California has stepped up its game and is asking for some of our quota to be taken from us and moved down to California for them. Washington has a unique ecosystem that benefits the halibut more than Oregon and California. The larger biomass falls off south of Washington. This is one of the reasons that Washington has a larger quota than Oregon and Washington. Before the Pandemic we had trouble making our seasons last as we caught the fish too quickly. We needed more fish just like everyone wants. Thankfully the Makah’s and other tribes got us an inflated quota in area 2A that has extended our seasons and made more fish for us all to catch. This larger quota can go back to where it was and we could be back to 5-10 days seasons. This effects coastal, strait and Puget Sound all!
From Butch: This is not a DRILL!!!!! California is trying to take Washington's Halibut quota!! Last June California had over 100 letters supporting to move quota from Washington's quota and it gained some traction. Both Phil and I plus WDF Heather are saying NO to that! BUT this November we need your Help!! We need you to write the PFMC Council Just like California did. Let me remind you Northern California has a 100 plus day Halibut season with No management tool or restrictions, so they are fishing 7 days a week!! While us up in Washington are catching most of our quota with very strict management, such as 2 or 3 days a week closed in July etc. Remember the 2A quota can go back down where we are back to 5 or 10 day seasons again plus potentially losing fish to California could be very hard on the state of Washington.
So what can you do to help stop this is go on the link I have provided and simply say No to moving Washington Quota to California. Our seasons are short and we use most of all our quota on 2 to 3 days of the week seasons with 4 fish a year Using your name an/or organization write that you Do Not support moving Washington halibut quota to California. You can use your own words but please write the council do not leave it up to someone else. We need a lot of letters so please help.
Thank you
Link below:
Link to PFMC halibut response for you
COVID-19 Digging this year is contingent upon continued guidance from public health officials monitoring COVID-19 in coastal communities. WDFW is being guided by risk assessments from local and state health officials, and clam diggers are reminded to recreate responsibly. Health agencies are asking people to:
Licenses All diggers age 15 orolder must have anapplicable 2023-24 fishing license to harvest razor clams. Licenses range from a three-day razor clam license (starting at $9.70) to an annual combination fishing license or Fish Washington license. They are available from WDFWonline and from some 600 license vendors around thestate. Search for license dealers near you.Buy your licenseThe gear Getting started diggingrazor clams can be pretty straightforward. Here’s what you’ll need:
How to digShow us what you got While you’re out digging razor clams, be sure to get some photos of the fun and your haul and participate in the Razor Clam Face-Off! Share your razor clam photos to social media using the hashtags #teamclamgun or #teamclamshovel to show your love for your preferred razor clam gear.
WDFW Outreach
1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Unsubscribe - Unsubscribe Preferences
____________________________________________________________________
https://www.graysharborbeaches.com/soft-shell-crab.html or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUv0jg6yhz4
Department of Fish and Wildlife
48 Devonshire Road, Montesano, Washington 98563-9618 (360) 249-4628 FAX (360) 249-1229
December 7, 2022
WASHINGTON COASTAL DUNGENESS CRAB INDUSTRY NOTICE
Season Opening Delayed in Washington, Oregon, and California (North of Point Arena)
On December 7, 2022, coastal Dungeness crab Tri-State policy representatives from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and
the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) agreed to delay the opening of the 2022-23 Coastal Dungeness crab fishery from Point Area, California north to the US/Canada border through at
least December 30, 2022. This decision was based on crab condition tests conducted by WDFW, ODFW, and CDFW which shows that test results
at multiple sites across the region do not currently meet the minimum meat recovery criteria.
The Tri-State Dungeness Crab Pre-Season Testing Protocols specify that after the second round of testing, if any area does not meet the minimum meat recovery criteria ( 23% north of Cascade Head and 24% south of Cascade Head) a delay is required, and additional testing is conducted before a season opening date can be confirmed. A third round of both meat recovery and domoic acid testing is scheduled to be conducted in two weeks, with completion no later than December 22, 2022. WDFW will provide additional information regarding the season opening as soon as possible following the
completion of the upcoming tests.
WASHINGTON TEST RESULTS
The stations in the Long Beach
a nd Westport
Test Areas
were completed on December
5, 2022. The
results for all stations
are summarized in the link below.
(If the link does not work, go to
December 1st is the annual Holiday Dinner at the Lacey Community Center. Hope to see you there!
November 2 - Coastal razor clamming has been shut down until further notice due to toxins.
Coastal Steelhead Action Alert!
Don't wait until it's too late! Voice your opinion now! Chinook and Coho will be next
For more information about the Oct. 20 virtual town hall, upcoming virtual town halls and other opportunities to provide feedback, MORE INFO
For those of you who would like to speak, the information is below.
6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 20
Zoom Meeting
Join by phone: 253-215-8782 or 888-475-4499 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 838 7279 4632
Send your responses to
Kelly Cunningham- Kelly.Cunningham@dfw.wa.gov
James Losee- James.Losee@dfw.wa.gov
Action Needed
Sportsmen who pay for these fish need to be allowed to harvest hatchery steelhead. We believe that this can be done while protecting wild fish.
The department needs to listen to and use public input in crafting the upcoming steelhead season.
In this time of shrinking resources, this season needs to maximize fishing opportunities wherever possible.
2022-23 Proposed Coastal Steelhead Regulations
Author Rob Larsen
With regards the 2022-2023 Steelhead season, I have been asked to speak as the State representative for Puget Sound Anglers, and the Steelhead Trout Club. The information I share represents a large group of sports fishermen and women.
These proposals have taken into account the need to minimize or eliminate the impact on wild steelhead. These proposals are areas where there will be a significant number of hatchery fish and at times when there are minimal wild fish present. The timing will help remove hatchery fish that need to be harvested, keep PHOS at a minimum and maximize recreational harvest of hatchery steelhead.
Care must be taken to craft these fisheries so that our co-managers are able to share equally in the harvest of these fish. In areas where wild fish are below escapement, consider fishing below the hatcheries (1000ft) and sharing excess hatchery fish taken in traps with the tribes. All of these fisheries can and must be opened this year so that we do not waste large numbers of Hatchery Steelhead as has happened for the past two years.
The following is a partial list of fisheries that need to be opened:
The Skookumchuck river should be opened from the dead line near the collection site down to the power lines.
The Humptulips 1000 yards up and down stream from Stevens Creek and Stevens creek itself below the hatchery intake.
The Wynoochee River open in both December and January.
The Satsop in December and January and 1000ft below Bingham creek hatchery beginning December 1 through March 31st.
Open the Salmon River both in the park and on the state land below the Salmon River Steelhead hatchery in December and January.
The Quillayute system the same as last year.
The Hoh River same as last year.
Open 1000ft above and below the salmon river on the Queets.
There is a precedent that has been set in Oregon where they allow fishing 1000 feet above and below the hatcheries where wild fish are struggling. National marine fisheries have allowed this in Oregon and it should be allowed in Washington as well.
Based on the increase in summer steelhead, it is reasonable to believe that the ocean conditions have improved and that our winter steelhead will be slightly improved this year over last. (I asked WDFW for a forecast but it was not provided)
We absolutely cannot afford to waste any hatchery fish. The significant amount of waste in the previous two years is unacceptable and we call on the department to maximize the harvest of those hatchery fish for the coming returns. These fish are paid for by the anglers and tax dollars and we should be allowed to harvest them not waste them. It is critical to get public input in region six in determining this cycle of regulations. It does not seem this has been the case in recent years.
I would ask for a written response to this input within one week of the meeting.
I will be following up with James Loose to help craft this year’s regulations.
My premise with this input is we are not discussing hatchery cuts in this town meeting.
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Once again it is time to pay your yearly dues. For a family membership it is $40.00 (up from $35.00) and for a corporate membership it is $100.00. Dues are due by April. If you do not pay by then, you wil be removed from the membership list, will not receive The Reel News, or the clubs newsletter. You can pay your dues at the monthly meetings or send a check to the club at:
Puget Sound Anglers
P.O.Box 1002
Olympia, Washington 98507
!!NEW!!
Hi everyone, WDFW is looking for help in its efforts to fin clip hatchery salmon before they are released. These are the hatcheries where help is needed Clear Creek and Kalama Creek on the Nisqually. Coulter Creek, Garrison, Issaquah, Minter Creek, Naselle, Nemah, Lyons Ferry, Soos Creek and Speelyai. Information on how you can volunteer is in the News Release.
From: WDFW Public Affairs Sent: Friday, March 11, 2022 5:05 PM
Subject: WDFW News Release: Volunteers sought as WDFW marks millions of hatchery salmon for release
WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 wdfw.wa.gov March 11, 2022 Hatchery contact: Jill Cady, 360-902-2819 Volunteer contact: Christine Redmond, 360-902-8303 Public Affairs contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045
Volunteers sought as WDFW marks millions of hatchery salmon for release Paid positions also available as marking effort continues OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking additional help marking more than 110 million hatchery salmon and steelhead to identify them as hatchery fish before being released into state waters in 2022. WDFW’s mass-marking program has played a vital role in salmon management since the mid-1990s. Hatchery fish are marked by clipping their adipose fin while still in the fry stage, before being released to make their way from their home waters to the ocean and back. This marking helps differentiate hatchery fish from natural-origin or “wild” fish, playing a key role in fisheries where anglers may encounter salmon stocks or species listed under the Endangered Species Act. WDFW is currently hiring paid positions to perform this vital work, but staffing in recent years has been challenging, said Eric Kinne, WDFW’s Hatchery Division manager. “This work is essential to fishing throughout the state, and critical to salmon conservation efforts,” said Kinne. “We continue working to recruit for these positions, but last year members of the community stepped up in a big way to help us complete this annual effort.” This work is performed every year for several months in the spring and early summer, at hatchery facilities across Washington. Work is often performed in shifts throughout the day and even on weekends, so there are many opportunities to volunteer. Anyone interested in volunteering at a WDFW hatchery can visit WDFW’s website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/get-involved/volunteer Anyone interested in applying for a paid marking position can look for positions in their area and apply through Kelly Services. These temporary, full-time positions pay $16.49 per hour with the ability to start immediately, no experience required and training provided. WDFW requested additional funding ahead of this year’s legislative session to improve automation of its marking process and fund additional work, but much of the annual marking effort is still done by hand by employees and volunteers working in marking trailers. “We have 11 million more fish to mark this year than last year, which is great news but also means we need even more help in 2022,” Kinne said. “If this work isn’t completed, it could have big impacts on fisheries in Washington.” To learn more about WDFW’s mass-marking program, visit https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/hatcheries/mass-marking. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works to preserve, protect, and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish, wildlife, and recreational and commercial opportunities.
!!! ALSO !!!
If you haven’t seen this release it is your chance to let WDFW know what you think about current and future opportunities to fish for coastal bottom fish. Allen Morrow From: WDFW Public Affairs Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2022 4:44 PM
Subject: WDFW News Release: Public invited to provide input on 2023-2024 coastal recreational bottomfish fisheries
WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 wdfw.wa.gov March 8, 2022 Contact: Lorna Wargo, 360-581-5611 Public Affairs Contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045 Public invited to provide input on 2023-2024 coastal recreational bottomfish fisheries
April 2024
The April meeting will be on Thursday April 11 due to a scheduling conflict at the Lacey Community Center. The speakers will be Martin Chen on fishing Riffe Lake and Jason Dunham on rockfish and lingcod fishing.
Another decision that was facing us was our poor financial condition. After discussing the problem and searching for alternatives the Board of Directors decided that we needed to increase our annual dues for members and corporate sponsors. Starting in 2024 the member dues will be increased from $35.00 to $40.00 and the corporate sponsors from $75.00 to $100.00. We have agreed that corporate sponsors will be recognized at the meetings by the displaying their logo and in the monthly newsletter.
I am attaching a calendar that shows no planned outings for the next couple of months. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be any. Any of us can plan an outing simply by deciding that you want to go clamming, crabbing or fishing and simply sending out an email to the membership asking if anyone else is interested in joining you.
Allen Morrow
If you are a halibut fisher, it is suggested you read this email and respond if you want to keep our quotas where they are.
Allen Morrow
From: rgarner755@aol.com
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2023 10:27 AM
To: RON GARNER
Subject: Action Alert, PSA presidents, please share with your chapters. California is going after some of our halibut quota.
Dear chapter presidents,
Please share this with your chapter members. We need them to act to save what halibut quota we have. There is a link at the bottom for them to act on. Time is of the essence! These need to have time to be printed and put into the PFMC council members folders before the next PFMC meeting. This will give enough time needed for the staff to look through them, proofread them and make sure letters are legit, and file them. Then the PFMC members will start looking at the paperwork before the meeting. This gives them time prior to the meeting to digest what is going on. They will be the ones responsible for make the decision to move quota or not move quota. Since California's salmon seasons were cut, they might be sympathetic towards giving them some of our quota. We need all of the quota we can get and flood them with hundreds of emails to stop this. We will be sending out a voter voice for people to act on this too.
Please respond today! Forward this to all of your friends too.
Ron Garner
Dear Washington State Halibut fishers,
California is moving forward on a strategic move to try to take some of our Washington state halibut quota from the 2A halibut quota (Washington, Oregon, and California) through Pacific Fisheries Management Council. It was kept from moving forward up until this point by Butch Smith and Phil Anderson at the council level. Now California has stepped up its game and is asking for some of our quota to be taken from us and moved down to California for them. Washington has a unique ecosystem that benefits the halibut more than Oregon and California. The larger biomass falls off south of Washington. This is one of the reasons that Washington has a larger quota than Oregon and Washington. Before the Pandemic we had trouble making our seasons last as we caught the fish too quickly. We needed more fish just like everyone wants. Thankfully the Makah’s and other tribes got us an inflated quota in area 2A that has extended our seasons and made more fish for us all to catch. This larger quota can go back to where it was and we could be back to 5-10 days seasons. This effects coastal, strait and Puget Sound all!
From Butch: This is not a DRILL!!!!! California is trying to take Washington's Halibut quota!! Last June California had over 100 letters supporting to move quota from Washington's quota and it gained some traction. Both Phil and I plus WDF Heather are saying NO to that! BUT this November we need your Help!! We need you to write the PFMC Council Just like California did. Let me remind you Northern California has a 100 plus day Halibut season with No management tool or restrictions, so they are fishing 7 days a week!! While us up in Washington are catching most of our quota with very strict management, such as 2 or 3 days a week closed in July etc. Remember the 2A quota can go back down where we are back to 5 or 10 day seasons again plus potentially losing fish to California could be very hard on the state of Washington.
So what can you do to help stop this is go on the link I have provided and simply say No to moving Washington Quota to California. Our seasons are short and we use most of all our quota on 2 to 3 days of the week seasons with 4 fish a year Using your name an/or organization write that you Do Not support moving Washington halibut quota to California. You can use your own words but please write the council do not leave it up to someone else. We need a lot of letters so please help.
Thank you
Link below:
Link to PFMC halibut response for you
COVID-19 Digging this year is contingent upon continued guidance from public health officials monitoring COVID-19 in coastal communities. WDFW is being guided by risk assessments from local and state health officials, and clam diggers are reminded to recreate responsibly. Health agencies are asking people to:
Licenses All diggers age 15 orolder must have anapplicable 2023-24 fishing license to harvest razor clams. Licenses range from a three-day razor clam license (starting at $9.70) to an annual combination fishing license or Fish Washington license. They are available from WDFWonline and from some 600 license vendors around thestate. Search for license dealers near you.Buy your licenseThe gear Getting started diggingrazor clams can be pretty straightforward. Here’s what you’ll need:
How to digShow us what you got While you’re out digging razor clams, be sure to get some photos of the fun and your haul and participate in the Razor Clam Face-Off! Share your razor clam photos to social media using the hashtags #teamclamgun or #teamclamshovel to show your love for your preferred razor clam gear.
WDFW Outreach
1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501
Unsubscribe - Unsubscribe Preferences
____________________________________________________________________
https://www.graysharborbeaches.com/soft-shell-crab.html or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUv0jg6yhz4
Department of Fish and Wildlife
48 Devonshire Road, Montesano, Washington 98563-9618 (360) 249-4628 FAX (360) 249-1229
December 7, 2022
WASHINGTON COASTAL DUNGENESS CRAB INDUSTRY NOTICE
Season Opening Delayed in Washington, Oregon, and California (North of Point Arena)
On December 7, 2022, coastal Dungeness crab Tri-State policy representatives from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and
the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) agreed to delay the opening of the 2022-23 Coastal Dungeness crab fishery from Point Area, California north to the US/Canada border through at
least December 30, 2022. This decision was based on crab condition tests conducted by WDFW, ODFW, and CDFW which shows that test results
at multiple sites across the region do not currently meet the minimum meat recovery criteria.
The Tri-State Dungeness Crab Pre-Season Testing Protocols specify that after the second round of testing, if any area does not meet the minimum meat recovery criteria ( 23% north of Cascade Head and 24% south of Cascade Head) a delay is required, and additional testing is conducted before a season opening date can be confirmed. A third round of both meat recovery and domoic acid testing is scheduled to be conducted in two weeks, with completion no later than December 22, 2022. WDFW will provide additional information regarding the season opening as soon as possible following the
completion of the upcoming tests.
WASHINGTON TEST RESULTS
The stations in the Long Beach
a nd Westport
Test Areas
were completed on December
5, 2022. The
results for all stations
are summarized in the link below.
(If the link does not work, go to
December 1st is the annual Holiday Dinner at the Lacey Community Center. Hope to see you there!
November 2 - Coastal razor clamming has been shut down until further notice due to toxins.
Coastal Steelhead Action Alert!
Don't wait until it's too late! Voice your opinion now! Chinook and Coho will be next
For more information about the Oct. 20 virtual town hall, upcoming virtual town halls and other opportunities to provide feedback, MORE INFO
For those of you who would like to speak, the information is below.
6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 20
Zoom Meeting
Join by phone: 253-215-8782 or 888-475-4499 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 838 7279 4632
Send your responses to
Kelly Cunningham- Kelly.Cunningham@dfw.wa.gov
James Losee- James.Losee@dfw.wa.gov
Action Needed
Sportsmen who pay for these fish need to be allowed to harvest hatchery steelhead. We believe that this can be done while protecting wild fish.
The department needs to listen to and use public input in crafting the upcoming steelhead season.
In this time of shrinking resources, this season needs to maximize fishing opportunities wherever possible.
2022-23 Proposed Coastal Steelhead Regulations
Author Rob Larsen
With regards the 2022-2023 Steelhead season, I have been asked to speak as the State representative for Puget Sound Anglers, and the Steelhead Trout Club. The information I share represents a large group of sports fishermen and women.
These proposals have taken into account the need to minimize or eliminate the impact on wild steelhead. These proposals are areas where there will be a significant number of hatchery fish and at times when there are minimal wild fish present. The timing will help remove hatchery fish that need to be harvested, keep PHOS at a minimum and maximize recreational harvest of hatchery steelhead.
Care must be taken to craft these fisheries so that our co-managers are able to share equally in the harvest of these fish. In areas where wild fish are below escapement, consider fishing below the hatcheries (1000ft) and sharing excess hatchery fish taken in traps with the tribes. All of these fisheries can and must be opened this year so that we do not waste large numbers of Hatchery Steelhead as has happened for the past two years.
The following is a partial list of fisheries that need to be opened:
The Skookumchuck river should be opened from the dead line near the collection site down to the power lines.
The Humptulips 1000 yards up and down stream from Stevens Creek and Stevens creek itself below the hatchery intake.
The Wynoochee River open in both December and January.
The Satsop in December and January and 1000ft below Bingham creek hatchery beginning December 1 through March 31st.
Open the Salmon River both in the park and on the state land below the Salmon River Steelhead hatchery in December and January.
The Quillayute system the same as last year.
The Hoh River same as last year.
Open 1000ft above and below the salmon river on the Queets.
There is a precedent that has been set in Oregon where they allow fishing 1000 feet above and below the hatcheries where wild fish are struggling. National marine fisheries have allowed this in Oregon and it should be allowed in Washington as well.
Based on the increase in summer steelhead, it is reasonable to believe that the ocean conditions have improved and that our winter steelhead will be slightly improved this year over last. (I asked WDFW for a forecast but it was not provided)
We absolutely cannot afford to waste any hatchery fish. The significant amount of waste in the previous two years is unacceptable and we call on the department to maximize the harvest of those hatchery fish for the coming returns. These fish are paid for by the anglers and tax dollars and we should be allowed to harvest them not waste them. It is critical to get public input in region six in determining this cycle of regulations. It does not seem this has been the case in recent years.
I would ask for a written response to this input within one week of the meeting.
I will be following up with James Loose to help craft this year’s regulations.
My premise with this input is we are not discussing hatchery cuts in this town meeting.
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Once again it is time to pay your yearly dues. For a family membership it is $40.00 (up from $35.00) and for a corporate membership it is $100.00. Dues are due by April. If you do not pay by then, you wil be removed from the membership list, will not receive The Reel News, or the clubs newsletter. You can pay your dues at the monthly meetings or send a check to the club at:
Puget Sound Anglers
P.O.Box 1002
Olympia, Washington 98507
!!NEW!!
Hi everyone, WDFW is looking for help in its efforts to fin clip hatchery salmon before they are released. These are the hatcheries where help is needed Clear Creek and Kalama Creek on the Nisqually. Coulter Creek, Garrison, Issaquah, Minter Creek, Naselle, Nemah, Lyons Ferry, Soos Creek and Speelyai. Information on how you can volunteer is in the News Release.
From: WDFW Public Affairs Sent: Friday, March 11, 2022 5:05 PM
Subject: WDFW News Release: Volunteers sought as WDFW marks millions of hatchery salmon for release
WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 wdfw.wa.gov March 11, 2022 Hatchery contact: Jill Cady, 360-902-2819 Volunteer contact: Christine Redmond, 360-902-8303 Public Affairs contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045
Volunteers sought as WDFW marks millions of hatchery salmon for release Paid positions also available as marking effort continues OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking additional help marking more than 110 million hatchery salmon and steelhead to identify them as hatchery fish before being released into state waters in 2022. WDFW’s mass-marking program has played a vital role in salmon management since the mid-1990s. Hatchery fish are marked by clipping their adipose fin while still in the fry stage, before being released to make their way from their home waters to the ocean and back. This marking helps differentiate hatchery fish from natural-origin or “wild” fish, playing a key role in fisheries where anglers may encounter salmon stocks or species listed under the Endangered Species Act. WDFW is currently hiring paid positions to perform this vital work, but staffing in recent years has been challenging, said Eric Kinne, WDFW’s Hatchery Division manager. “This work is essential to fishing throughout the state, and critical to salmon conservation efforts,” said Kinne. “We continue working to recruit for these positions, but last year members of the community stepped up in a big way to help us complete this annual effort.” This work is performed every year for several months in the spring and early summer, at hatchery facilities across Washington. Work is often performed in shifts throughout the day and even on weekends, so there are many opportunities to volunteer. Anyone interested in volunteering at a WDFW hatchery can visit WDFW’s website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/get-involved/volunteer Anyone interested in applying for a paid marking position can look for positions in their area and apply through Kelly Services. These temporary, full-time positions pay $16.49 per hour with the ability to start immediately, no experience required and training provided. WDFW requested additional funding ahead of this year’s legislative session to improve automation of its marking process and fund additional work, but much of the annual marking effort is still done by hand by employees and volunteers working in marking trailers. “We have 11 million more fish to mark this year than last year, which is great news but also means we need even more help in 2022,” Kinne said. “If this work isn’t completed, it could have big impacts on fisheries in Washington.” To learn more about WDFW’s mass-marking program, visit https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/management/hatcheries/mass-marking. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife works to preserve, protect, and perpetuate fish, wildlife and ecosystems while providing sustainable fish, wildlife, and recreational and commercial opportunities.
!!! ALSO !!!
If you haven’t seen this release it is your chance to let WDFW know what you think about current and future opportunities to fish for coastal bottom fish. Allen Morrow From: WDFW Public Affairs Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2022 4:44 PM
Subject: WDFW News Release: Public invited to provide input on 2023-2024 coastal recreational bottomfish fisheries
WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 1111 Washington St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501 wdfw.wa.gov March 8, 2022 Contact: Lorna Wargo, 360-581-5611 Public Affairs Contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045 Public invited to provide input on 2023-2024 coastal recreational bottomfish fisheries
Success from the pond
WDFW Job Opportunity Hello! Thought I would forward this and see if you are interested in getting paid to fish for Bottom Fish. If you aren't interested, maybe you know someone that is. This would be a great job for someone that is retired or has a flexible schedule. The pay as a Scientific Technician 1 is about $14.42 per hour The link at the bottom of the page gives additional information on the position. Any further questions please reach out to Rob Davis.
-- Hello, As was mentioned this afternoon, WDFW is looking to hire a couple of experienced bottomfish anglers as Scientific Technician 1s to catch and release nearshore groundfish species with rod and reel gear aboard WDFW chartered fishing vessels. These positions fish for the annual WDFW rod and reel surveys which provide biological and population distribution information about several nearshore groundfish species that inhabit Washington’s coastal waters. Our charter days are typically 10 hours long and are scheduled Monday-Friday from March 10-April 30 in the spring and September 15-October 15 in the fall. All survey days are weather dependent and we only expect to fish 21 days in the spring and 9 days in the fall. The ideal candidate would be available to fish most of the scheduled days throughout the year. About half of the trips leave out of Westport and the other half of the trips are out of Neah Bay and La Push. These positions are based out of Westport, so when fishing out of the north ports, travel from Westport, meals, and hotel is provided. All trips will be on the open ocean (on the outer coast, not in the straits) and anglers will have to fish in poor weather conditions including heavy rain, wind, and wave action. These are great positions for someone who is retired or has a flexible schedule, loves to fish, and wants to get paid a bit for it. If anyone would like any more information you can contact me at Robert.davis@dfw.wa.gov or by phone at 564-999-1983 and if you would like to apply, copy & paste the link below. Thanks for putting the word out. Rob
Job Info: Scientific Technician 1 - At Sea Research Survey Anglers - 7 Part-Time/On-Call/Non-Perm - *02156-22 (Copy and Paste this link to apply/view this opportunity)
We've got an Outing planned for Saturday 1/29/22 in Grayland.
The plan is to leave MudBay Park & Ride at 12:30pm on Saturday 1/29/22. Heading for Grayland to have a bonfire and eat some dogs before digging clams.
For those that would like to try fishing for Surf Perch there should be time before digging. Long range forecast is for some strong winds. I'll keep you posted.
It should be a daylight dig. Low Tide is 4:30 and is a -0.7
For those that would like to meet us down there, we will be at the usual spot behind Grayland Beach State Park. Hit the beach, turn left and look for the 1st fresh water flowing over the beach. We will be set up just before it. Look for the Blue/White Outings Banner
Let me know if you plan on joining us and I'll throw in enuf dogs for everybody. It is a great way to get out of the house and I have yet to hear of clams spreading any virus.
If you are interested in going or would like some more information, just holler at me or Mike.
Allen Morrow ramorrow@pacifier.com
360-866-0189
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Mike Silvers
Puget Sound Anglers South Sound Chapter
setthehook55@gmail.com
cell/text (360)951-5160
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Please take a look at this document. It addresses an attempt by some in the legislature to place control of WDFW’s salmon hatchery program in the hands of groups opposed to its very existence. This effort will become law unless we can create enough public comment in opposition to it. If any of these bills pass, we will have even less opportunities to fish than we have today.
Allen Morrow, President
South Sound Chapter Puget Sound Anglers
NO NO NO to Power Grab of WDFW and 3rd Party oversight of our Salmon Policies!!!!! The Governor's office, Senate, and House are all trying to gain power over WDFW.
Our new win of increased hatchery production is under attack! We worked very, very hard with WDFW Commissioners and Washington State Treaty tribes to push HSRG out of our state salmon policy. This came out with the new WDFW Commission Hatchery Policy C-3624. Now there is a second Washington State Joint Co-Manager Salmon Policy that will become the supreme policy for our state. This was a giant victory for us. The anti-hatchery type organizations that lost their perpetual funding machine and control of salmon management are in high gear, to remove WDFW’s power. Inside the new Governors Salmon Strategy, while there is good in it, it has language that reinstalls a third-party override on our salmon policy. It puts WSAS (Washington State Academy of Sciences) in charge as the overall Salmon managers. HSRG/WSAS types have engaged some of the leaders of Senate Natural Resources, House Natural Resources, and Governor’s office to take away our voice that allowed us to make the new hatchery policy. Hatchery production will be increased where possible under ESA and Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans (HGMP) with our new policy, which is now in jeopardy.
Bills being produced in the legislature are to squash WDFW and rewrite their own salmon policy. Senate Bill SB5721 neuters the WDFW Commission by making them advisory only. The director falls under the Commissioner of Public lands. The Commission is your voice for WDFW, which was established by vote under Referendum 45. This was by the will of the people. Yes, there are current problems with the WDFW Commission as it has not been fully staffed in quite some time. That falls on the governor’s office for not staffing it. There is SB 5661 being produced to fill those seats if the Governor does not do that.
While there is a lot of emotion around WDFW and the Commission, it is still the people's best avenue to WDFW and resources. By changing the WDFW and its Commission authority will open the door to go back to HSRG and kill our increased hatchery production policy.
The Commission process was how we removed the HSRG/third party over our salmon policies. Now they want to remove our win of increased hatchery production and silence us. The new Governors Salmon Strategy and some senate and house bills, want to put the Washington Academy of Sciences in power. They are loyal HSRG fans and are known for not being hatchery friendly. We need your help to stop these damaging bills that will result in decreased hatchery production. They are SB5721 (Power grab of WDFW), SB5656 (if the senate does not confirm WDFW Commissioners within one year or they are removed, giving them the ability to hold a hammer over their head to be confirmed and control the way they vote on as a commissioner), and House bill HB1653 (3rd Party over riding WDFW And Tribes).
Please click on these links and sign on as OPPOSED to stop the damaging bills. We just worked with Senator Maria Cantwell and others to get us $400 Million for increased hatchery production. We also spent two years on the Orca Task Force proving that we are in need of more salmon to feed the Orcas. NOAA listened, as did WDFW, and Washington State. They are currently putting together increased hatchery production to feed the Orcas. This could all be in jeopardy under these new bills and the Governors Salmon Strategy.
Please click on the Links to the Senate bills below and choose "OPPOSE" along with a few words like " I want the WDFW Commission to retain the decision-making capabilities over our Fishing and Hunting in our state " for SB5721 and HB1653, an example of SB5656 could be something like " We do not want to give Senate the power to remove commissioners by not confirming them or give them the ability to hamper their votes, for them to gain senate confirmation after the 1 year window." These are just examples, we encourage everyone to respond in their own words if they wish.
SB5721 Full Bill Document for SB5721
SB5656 Full Bill Document for SB5656
HB1653 Full Bill Document forHB1653
Thank you
Puget Sound Anglers
Be sure to check the Club News tab and the Calendar tab to see what is currently going on with our club. Monthly meetings are held at the Lacey Community Center/Woodland Creek Community Park (see directions below) on the first Thursday of each month. All are welcome to attend. Come listen to our guest speaker and other fish stories.
FISHING RULE CHANGE
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091
May 19, 2021
Marine Area 13 open to salmon fishing
Action: Re-opens salmon seasons under permanent rules as listed in the 2020/2021 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet.
Effective date: Immediately.
Species affected: Salmon.
Location: Marine Area 13.
Reason for action: Federal Endangered Species Act consultations on 2021-22 Puget Sound salmon fisheries have been completed (NMFS Consultation #WCR-2021-01008), and a Biological Opinion and Incidental Take Statement have been issued. Accordingly, Marine Area 13 salmon fisheries can be reopened consistent with preseason fishing plans.
Information contact: Fish Program, 360-902-2700
Fishers must have a current Washington fishing license, appropriate to the fishery. Check the WDFW "Fishing in Washington" rules pamphlet for details on definitions and regulations. Fishing rules are subject to change. Check the WDFW Fishing hotline for the latest rule information at (360) 902-2500, press 2 for recreational rules. For the Shellfish Rule Change hotline call (360)796-3215 or toll free 1-866-880-5431.
Individuals who need to receive this information in an alternative format, language, or who need reasonable accommodations to participate in WDFW-sponsored public meetings or other activities may contact the Title VI/ADA Compliance Coordinator by phone at 360-902-2349, TTY (711), or email (Title6@dfw.wa.gov).
Fishers must have a current Washington fishing license, appropriate to the fishery. Check the WDFW "Fishing in Washington" rules pamphlet for details on fishing seasons and regulations. Fishing rules are subject to change. Check the WDFW Fishing hotline for the latest rule information at (360) 902-2500, press 2 for recreational rules. For the Shellfish Rule Change hotline call (360)796-3215 or toll free 1-866-880-5431.
This free event is to happen April 9, 2022. Please register at Lacey Parks & Rec. Even though this event was cancelled in 2021 due to Covid 19 preca
Please send in your pictures to SSPSA Newsletter sspsanewsletter@gmail.com !
Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, Washington 98503, United States
360 866-0189 - President of this chapter
Orcas in the South Sound
We would love to see you at one of our meetings held on the 1st Thursday of each month at 7 PM.
Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Ave SE, Lacey, Washington 98503, United States
360-701-3149 (text) or darkumm@comcast.net
South Sound Chapter (SSC) of Puget Sound Anglers (PSA) is a membership driven organization located in Olympia, Washington.
There are currently 16 PUGET SOUND ANGLERS chapters throughout western Washington. These chapters all belong to the Puget Sound Anglers State Board. This is the fastest growing sport fishing organization in the state.
Puget Sound Anglers have been involved in stream enhancements, remote site incubators hatching salmon, educational forums, state legislation & Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife advisory committees.
We also participate in fishing with children through a joint project called Kast for Kids. PSA assists developmentally disabled persons catch their first fish. One chapter has an outing for the blind.
We have a program whereby our members take veterans fishing.
You are looking at our website. We also have a Face Book page at https://www.facebook.com/Sschapterpsa/?ref=search
Our average number of members is 125, of which, usually 1/2 the membership regularly attend our meetings.
We do not provide, nor allow alcohol to be consumed at any of our meetings.
Except in January - the January 2nd, 2020, meeting will be held at Cabela's in Lacey , Wa. Our meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at the Woodland Creek (Lacey) Community Center -
6729 Pacific Avenue, SE Lacey, WA 98503, beginning at 7 PM.
To become a member:
(Please complete a membership application. See below.)
Annual Membership Fees:
Included in the membership fee is a subscription to the Reel News monthly publication (worth the price of membership by itself).
We also usually have a guest speaker who enlightens us on fishing, crabbing or things pertinent to fisherpersons, which is again worth the price of membership by itself.
To join, simply print out the membership application form, fill it out, and mail the form to the Secretary or Membership Chairman along with a personal check, or money order. Better yet, bring the application and cash or check with you to our next meeting.
Address: South Sound Chapter
Puget Sound Anglers
PO Box 1002
Olympia, WA
98507-1002
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