Neal featured speaker at anglers meeting
The Puget Sound Anglers-North Olympic Peninsula Chapter host its next meeting on Thursday, Dec. 15, with guest speaker Pat Neal — a fishing guide, wilderness gossip columnist, author and radio personality. Neal has a special program in store he calls, “A History of Fishing or Is Fishing History.”
Neal has been guiding for decades on North Olympic rivers and has historical perspectives about sport fishing in Western Washington. He also is the author of many books on wildlife.
The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. for viewing the raffle prizes and fish stories. A short club business meeting begins at 7 p.m. and the guest speaker follows. The meeting also features refreshments and a $50 membership drawing. The public is welcome to attend.
The club meets at Trinity United Methodist Church, 100 S. Blake Ave., Sequim.
Fun run, walk set in Port Angeles
The Port Angeles Parks &Recreation Department is hosting the RainDeer Fun Run/Walk Saturday, Dec. 17, beginning at 1 p.m. The 5kand 10k run/walk starts at the City Pier and follows the Waterfront Trail out and back. There will be shirts for pre-registered participants and some prizes for best costumes, and antlers to the first 50 registered.
Cost is $23 per person, $11 for 18 and younger. For more information or to register, call Dan at 417-4557 or email to destes@cityofpa.us.
WDFW has new licensing system
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will launch a new system later this month to sell fishing and hunting licenses and the Discover Pass.
The state will shut down the current system on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 17, and will resume sales on Monday, Dec. 19. Licenses will not be sold on Sunday, Dec. 18, during the transition to the new system. Hunters and anglers should be sure to buy their licenses before 6 p.m. Dec. 17 if they plan to be on the water or in the field the next day.
Licenses will be available in mid-January for the 2017-2018 hunting and fishing seasons that begin April 1.
Each year the state sells about 2.5 million hunting and fishing licenses and related recreational permits, generating about $55 million for fish, wildlife, habitat management and enforcement activities that directly support recreational opportunities.
