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The Passing of a Great Shooter
Northwest trap shooting legend Charles Dryke of Sequim recently passed away at the age of 85. Dryke operated the Sunnydell Shooting Range since 1945, where he trained trap and skeet shooters. Dryke’s students included his son, Matthew Dryke, who won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 for skeet shooting and several world championships. Matthew and his sister Ellen Dryke, also a national champion, were the only champion brother-sister shooting team of their time. A celebration of Dryke’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Sunnydell Shooting Grounds in Sequim.
Boat U.S. Releases Top Boat Names for 2011
Boat U.S. has over 500,000 members and has been tallying a list of the top ten boat names for over two decades now. The top ten boat names just released on its 22nd annual list are “Seas The Day”, “Nauti Buoy”, “Aquaholic”, “Dream Weaver”, “Pegasus”, “Serenity Now”, “Second Wind”, “Liquid Asset”, “Miss Behavin”, and “Blew ByYou”.
Final Evening Razor Dig Tonight
The last evening razor-clam dig of the season will take place tonight on Long Beach, Twin Harbors and Mocrocks beaches. After tonight’s dig, clam diggers can look forward to a series of digs on morning tides.
Sol Duc River Getting Crowded
Reports of multiple steelhead over 20 pounds in the last two weeks from the Sol Duc River haven’t helped the crowding there. Anglers from Seattle and Tacoma are flushing to the Sol Duc, which has been providing excellent winter steelheading lately. The closure of all the Puget Sound rivers to steelheading has put even more pressure on coastal streams lately, where steelhead fishing has remained very good.
2012 Bassmaster Classic
The 2012 Bassmaster Classic kicks off next Friday February 24th on the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana. 49 competitors will compete for the $500,000 first place purse in the three day long event. Louisiana native Greg Hackney is a favorite in the Classic, but don’t count out 4 time champion Kevin Van Dam who seems to find a way to win nearly every time he hits the water. The Classic won’t air until March 3rd and 4th on ESPN 2, but you can follow the action with live updates at Bassmaster.com next weekend.
Derelict Gear Bill Passes Senate
SB 5661, which calls for mandatory reporting of lost gill nets, passed the Senate this past week with a vote of 47-1. In the past reporting of lost gill nets has been voluntary and thus only two nets have been reported since 2002. It’s estimated that 11 to 20 nets are lost each year killing up to 850,000 fish, including endangered salmon and bottomfish. The bill now goes to the House where it will be referred to the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. The NSIA, CCA, PSA, and Fish NW are all encouraging anglers to contact their House members and encourage them to pass this bill.
EPA Shoots Down Lead Ban
The Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition this past week by the environmental group, Center for Biological Diversity, that would have banned anglers from using traditional lead sinkers and other tackle containing lead. As in past attempts by the same group to ban fishing leads the petition failed to demonstrate why federal action is necessary.
Chilean Officials Taking Aim at Sea Lions
The country of Chile is arguing that their large sea lion population is partly responsible for a severe drop in fish stocks. Senator Camilo Escalona of Chile’s Lakes Region claimed that sea lion overpopulation is responsible for losses of US$140 million in the fishing sector every year. The initiative will allow the hunting of sea lions with nets and firearms, using their flesh for dog food and selling their bones and reproductive organs to Asia for medicinal purposes. Sea lions that are caught live will be sold to zoos, animal shows, and circuses.
Rob Endsley
The Outdoor Line
710 ESPN Seattle
www.theoutdoorline.com
Northwest trap shooting legend Charles Dryke of Sequim recently passed away at the age of 85. Dryke operated the Sunnydell Shooting Range since 1945, where he trained trap and skeet shooters. Dryke’s students included his son, Matthew Dryke, who won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 for skeet shooting and several world championships. Matthew and his sister Ellen Dryke, also a national champion, were the only champion brother-sister shooting team of their time. A celebration of Dryke’s life will be held at 11 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Sunnydell Shooting Grounds in Sequim.
Boat U.S. Releases Top Boat Names for 2011
Boat U.S. has over 500,000 members and has been tallying a list of the top ten boat names for over two decades now. The top ten boat names just released on its 22nd annual list are “Seas The Day”, “Nauti Buoy”, “Aquaholic”, “Dream Weaver”, “Pegasus”, “Serenity Now”, “Second Wind”, “Liquid Asset”, “Miss Behavin”, and “Blew ByYou”.
Final Evening Razor Dig Tonight
The last evening razor-clam dig of the season will take place tonight on Long Beach, Twin Harbors and Mocrocks beaches. After tonight’s dig, clam diggers can look forward to a series of digs on morning tides.
Sol Duc River Getting Crowded
Reports of multiple steelhead over 20 pounds in the last two weeks from the Sol Duc River haven’t helped the crowding there. Anglers from Seattle and Tacoma are flushing to the Sol Duc, which has been providing excellent winter steelheading lately. The closure of all the Puget Sound rivers to steelheading has put even more pressure on coastal streams lately, where steelhead fishing has remained very good.
2012 Bassmaster Classic
The 2012 Bassmaster Classic kicks off next Friday February 24th on the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana. 49 competitors will compete for the $500,000 first place purse in the three day long event. Louisiana native Greg Hackney is a favorite in the Classic, but don’t count out 4 time champion Kevin Van Dam who seems to find a way to win nearly every time he hits the water. The Classic won’t air until March 3rd and 4th on ESPN 2, but you can follow the action with live updates at Bassmaster.com next weekend.
Derelict Gear Bill Passes Senate
SB 5661, which calls for mandatory reporting of lost gill nets, passed the Senate this past week with a vote of 47-1. In the past reporting of lost gill nets has been voluntary and thus only two nets have been reported since 2002. It’s estimated that 11 to 20 nets are lost each year killing up to 850,000 fish, including endangered salmon and bottomfish. The bill now goes to the House where it will be referred to the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. The NSIA, CCA, PSA, and Fish NW are all encouraging anglers to contact their House members and encourage them to pass this bill.
EPA Shoots Down Lead Ban
The Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition this past week by the environmental group, Center for Biological Diversity, that would have banned anglers from using traditional lead sinkers and other tackle containing lead. As in past attempts by the same group to ban fishing leads the petition failed to demonstrate why federal action is necessary.
Chilean Officials Taking Aim at Sea Lions
The country of Chile is arguing that their large sea lion population is partly responsible for a severe drop in fish stocks. Senator Camilo Escalona of Chile’s Lakes Region claimed that sea lion overpopulation is responsible for losses of US$140 million in the fishing sector every year. The initiative will allow the hunting of sea lions with nets and firearms, using their flesh for dog food and selling their bones and reproductive organs to Asia for medicinal purposes. Sea lions that are caught live will be sold to zoos, animal shows, and circuses.
Rob Endsley
The Outdoor Line
710 ESPN Seattle
www.theoutdoorline.com
