The Weekender Report — The latest in fish and wildlife recreational opportunities across Washington State

2002 Past Issues

• December 11, 2002 - January 7, 2003
  Late-season hunting, prime steelhead fishing, annual Christmas bird count makes season bright
• November 27 - December 10, 2002
  Fall's final weeks offer new fishing, hunting, wildlife-viewing options
• November 12 - 26, 2002
  Wet weather doesn't dampen fishing, hunting, wildlife-viewing opportunities
• October 30 - November 12, 2002
  Dry conditions take toll on wildlife, recreation
• October 16 - 29, 2002
  Hunting, fishing opportunities abound as fall advances
• October 2 - 15, 2002
  Variety of hunting seasons open, but razor clam beaches stay closed
• September 18 - October 1, 2002
  Fall brings youth bird hunting, more fishing, wildlife viewing
• September 4 - 17, 2002
  Coho fishing heats up on westside, early hunting seasons under way
• August 21 - September 3, 2002
  Late summer brings hunting seasons, new fishing, wildlife watching opportunities
• August 7 - 20, 2002
  Mid-summer dreams include salmon, wildflowers
• July 24 - August 6, 2002
  Sockeye fishing returns to Lake Washington as hot summer salmon fishing season continues
• July 10 - 23, 2002
  Chinook bounty fuels fisheries on coast and in Columbia River
• June 26 - July 9, 2002
  Ocean, Columbia River chinook light up summer fishing
• June 12 - 25, 2002
  Salmon, crab, shad signal summer
• May 29 - June 11, 2002
  State-wide river fishing opens Saturday, shad going strong on the Columbia, free fishing June 8 and 9
• May 15 - 28, 2002
  Fishing and wildlife viewing make for a memorable start to outdoor season
• May 1 - 14, 2002
  It's May – go play outside!
• April 17 - 30, 2002
  Lake fishing opens April 23, 2002
• April 3 - 16, 2002
  Salmon, trout, clams, turkeys await those with a current license
• March 20 - April 2, 2002
  Fish on the line, cranes in the basin, clams on the beach: It's Spring
• March 6 - 19, 2002
  Coming Spring means more fishing, new licensing
• February 20 - March 5, 2002
  Now is the time to plan for salmon fishing, open eastside trout fisheries, set up bird nest boxes
• February 6 - 19, 2002
  Bird counting is one way to beat winter blues
• January 23 - February 5, 2002
  Steelhead, smelt, razor clams take winter center stage
• January 9 - 22, 2002
  January brings great hatchery steelhead fishing, bald eagle viewing, razor clam digging
• December 12, 2001 - January 8, 2002
  Holiday bird counts, outdoor gift buying, steelheading, clam digging highlight season