Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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The turn to autumn-like weather brings anticipation of razor clam digging, among the coast’s most eagerly awaited recreation options. This year, digging will most likely begin with a set of minus tides in early October. Shellfish experts with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have finished their annual stock assessment, Bryce Blumenthal with Region 6 Coastal Shellfish said last week. This careful process, in which all the clams of every size are pumped out of locations up and down the beach, found there currently are “average pop...
Crab pots are beginning to fill area ports, a sign that the state's most lucrative commercial fishery is preparing for the season ahead. "We already have 200 staged down at the dock," said commercial fisherman Florian Mumford, who will fish 600 pots this season total from the F/V Vengeance. Mumford was busy alongside crew Erik Ervest, Mark Hippensteel and Devlin Moline prepping pots Friday, Nov. 15, inside a covered building at the Ilwaco Boatyard. The official start of the 2024 Washington comme...
Most wouldn’t dare attempt swimming across the mighty Columbia River. Then there’s the South Pacific County Technical Rescue Team. Several members of a local surf rescue group completed the extraordinary endurance swim, just something some members like to do every few years. “We’re all a little insane,” joked SPCTR member Jeff Chabot, one of six members who completed the swim Saturday, June 1, along with team members Doug Knutzen, Sarah Andrews, Krista Barbic, Eduardo Mendez and Ericka Ha...
In the days after a devastating fire ravaged gear for eight local fishing vessels, the coastal and commercial fishing communities rallied to replace line, pots and buoys while restoring hope ahead of the commercial crab season. "The outpouring of love of the people that helped get the fleet back to fishing shape was simply like nothing I've ever seen before," said Dale Beasley, president of the Lower Columbia River Crab Fishermen's Association. "The local community support has been fantastic!...
