Great days of herring being harvest are in the past
EARL SANDE My interest in herring occurred at a very young age. By the time I was six…
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World-wide fishery is not all doom and gloom, but it’s close
EARL SANDE Humans worldwide have been taking advantage of marine life for thousands of years. You would think…
Need help with your boat, Sande is your man
EARL SANDE I’ve been working on boats – well over 8,000 in my lifetime ‑ for over 45 years…
No matter the size or color, those bees you run into are wasps
EARL SANDE Sometime in the middle of August I was pulling scotch broom from our property around the house.…
Sea Lion gets the bigger king, but Earl and Crag fight back and get a couple big ones at Neah Bay
In the middle of July, Crag Coons called me up and said “Let’s go to Neah Bay for a few days and…
Everything is right with the world, the Elwha River runs free once again
EARL SANDE Several times a week I look at the Elwha River on my computer with amazement how it has successfully changed back…
Kings and alien-like things called Pelagic Goosenecks
The Chinook sport fishing season opened at Westport on May 31st this year for two hatchery kings per day until June…
Western Thatching Ants can be good neighbors, but a bit mysterious
EARL SANDE My first encounter with the famous ‘western thatching ant’ occurred during the early 1960s while visiting…
Earl gives his expert advice on how to take care of your boat, or else pay him to fix what you didn’t do
EARL SANDE After more than 40 years working on Mercury outboards, Mercruisers and Volvo- Stern drives, I’ve answered more…
Starfish getting wiped out; is end of our planet near?
EARL SANDE During the summer of 2013 a mysterious disease was discovered that was wiping out large populations of…
Boldt decision 35 years later, and the wild west salmon wars of Belfair
These days when I hear someone complain about the Boldt Decision I tell them to “Get over it. The decision…
Bad news for those who feast on Pacific Sardines; the population has again collapsed
Unfortunately, the West Coast sardine population has apparently collapsed again. The 2013 fall stock assessment off California showed…
A dangerous game
Earl Sande I’ve been on some fabulous hunting trips over the last 30 years in Northern British Columbia and…
Exploring Ketchikan area and the northern half of Inside Passage can be an incredible experience
Earl Sande I’ve had the good fortune of visiting the Ketchikan area six times in the last 20 years. Several…
It’s the month of Halloween and the Tuna are practically jumping into the boat
Earl Sande Two weeks ago I got a phone call from Tim Zech saying he would really like to…
Ah, the wonderful smell and taste of chanterelles
Earl Sande For me, the end of summer means I’ll soon smell the wonderful aroma of chanterelle mushrooms…
The expertise of catching tuna off of Westport
Earl Sande with two kings I try to take at least one tuna trip out of Westport every summer.…
Harbor porpoises are smart, small, difficult to find, but they might be making a comback in Pacific waters
EARL SANDE I started salmon fishing at Westport during the summer of 1973. Harbor porpoises were a common sight in the ocean…
Cleaning up on Westport Chinook
EARL SANDE AND FRIEND After the last two fantastic June Chinook seasons in the ocean off Westport, Steve Thorniley and I…
The Mysterious Goosefish is just one weird fish
By Earl Sande One of the strangest fish in the sea – the goosefish ‑ has had many names over…