ILWACO — It was barely 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, well before first light and a half-hour before Milt Gudgell's customers would begin shambling into his Pacific Salmon Charters fishing operation for the ...

Halibut anglers will like what they see this coming spring in state-wide marine fisheries that reflects an increase in the sport catch quota. The International Pacific Halibut Commission met on Jan.

The Ilwaco halibut season continues Thursdays, Friday and Saturdays until 70 percent of the quota is reached or until July 18. Pacific Salmon Charters predicts that the season won't last much beyond ...