WESTPORT — As pretty much always, it’s windy and cold on this day by the ocean. A few tourists poke around the main drag in town, maybe stop in a gift shop and buy caramels. It’s the slow ...

Rebecca Fitzpatrick of Deep Sea Charters in Westport reports that the opening weekend of bottom fishing season was a rousing success. “It was superb,” said Fitzpatrick.

Local charter offices have reported strong bookings leading into the season ahead, including Coho Charters owner Butch Smith, ...

Anglers have begun catching big numbers of tuna off Westport, and the schools are within striking distance of private boaters. In the past week, Ms Magoo Sportfishing and Deep Sea Charters report ...

The coastal lingcod and black rockfish fishery is off to a hot start at Westport, La Push and Ilwaco. “Bottomfish fishing has been really good when the weather cooperates,” said Larry Giese ...