Smelt jiggers have been scoring pretty well recently at the Oak Harbor Marina, according to Mike Chamberlain at Ted’s Sport Center in Lynnwood. The time to be there, Chamberlain said, is during the ...

Northern Maine has also seen night after night of single-digit temperatures. Many ice fishermen have been drilling holes and ...

Although surf smelt can be found year-around at various places in Puget Sound, winter is the traditional time to bundle up the family and head for La Conner, Cornet Bay or Oak Harbor marina for a ...

A small village of shanties is spread out before us as we make our way across the ice. Despite a snowfall that is increasing in intensity and the fact that it is a weekday, there are a surprising ...

Ocean waters have finally dipped below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the magic minimum temperature that sustains great fishing. Sea herring have moved into warmer Long Island Sound, where striped bass and ...

OLYMPIA — The state is considering changes to commercial and recreational fishing regulations that could increase protection for smelt in Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The state ...