WDFW sent me a note today with this years Halibut Openers. For LaPush, where I usually fish, it will be just as we suspected. May 10, 12, 17 and 19th these are Thursday, Saturday. If there is quota left there will be an open on May 31 or June 2. If there is still Quota [...] read more »
We are a little ahead of schedule. It turns out the decision to rent a garage for the project was a good one. I have been able to dry out some old holes and patch them. Got rid of some old hardware and filled the holes from that also. I have learned to apply gel [...] read more »
We have been working on the boat getting it ready for Spring Halibut, Summer Salmon and Fall Tuna. We are adding 10 rocket launchers, Upgrading the electronics to add a Garmin 740S which will replace the old Furuno ls4000 fish finder and an old Garmin 210 GPS, replacing the plugs on my Scotty Downriggers, patching [...] read more »
I showed the kids how to create this simple handicraft fishing game once, many years back. If I did not remember wrongly, I think I did it when Keatkeat was in Nursery and Binbin was only 2 or 3 years old. Today, Binbin surprised me when he made this all by himself without my knowledge. [...] read more »
I went to the Boat show three times. First I went on Friday the 27th as a guest with my daughter Kristina. There were quite a few people there but we were able to find everything I was looking for and quite a bit I wasnt. I went back on Monday to go [...] read more »
My original plan was to go to the Sportsmans Show in Puyallup on Saturday but on Thursday I couldnt take it any more. Ive been talking to guys about reels, shopping for parts for the boat, working on the trailer and studying everything I could on electronics. I need to get back out on the [...] read more »
My plan was to take the kids out of school early Friday to go to the coast and dig razor clams. Unfortunately with all the nasty weather we decided to bag it and hope for the next opener. The good news is, since the weather kept a lot of people away we should get some [...] read more »
WDFW has approved razor clam digging for this weekend on four of the five beaches. Low tide for Friday is supposed to be around 4:30 so the best digging will start around 2:00pm. That means no lanterns no headlights just go get some!!!! Good Fishin' To Ya' Kerry W Allen read more »
Ok, so I totally suck at this WDFW two cards for crab thing. And, honestly I think it is a setup. WDFW figures if they can make it complicated enough lots of people will forget and next year they can get an extra $10 out of them. So much for my conspiracy theory. I am [...] read more »
WDFW gave us a little Christmas gift and opened crabbing in area 11. It will remain open until the end of December. In the last couple weeks we have caught good numbers of fat, hard shelled dungeness. The bodies on these winter crab are are jammed full of meat where in the summer a lot [...] read more »
