This class might hook you on winter salmon fishing
The winter salmon-fishing season in Puget Sound has gotten off to a good start, and those looking for tips on how to catch salmon can attend a free Salmon University seminar 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Outdoor Emporium, 1701 Fourth Ave. S., Seattle.
Instructor Tom Nelson will discuss how to rig flashers and squid/spoons, advanced downrigger fishing techniques, Puget Sound’s best chinook opportunities and how to rig herring bait. Kelly Morrison, owner of Silver Horde Fishing Tackle, will demonstrate how to use lures effectively. Details: 206-624-6550 or www.sportco.com.
REI is opening a new store at 9 a.m. Friday at the Commons at Issaquah Shopping Center, 735 N.W. Gilman Blvd.
At the 26,000-square-foot store’s grand opening, the first 200 visitors will receive a commemorative water bottle and an REI gift card ranging in value from $5 to $100. A free continental breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday.
There will also be seminars by big-mountain skier Chris Davenport and expert climber Freddie Wilkinson. Details: www.rei.com/stores/issaquah.
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is looking at a long-term plan for Lake Chelan and Twenty-Five Mile Creek state parks, and the public is invited to attend a meeting 7-9 p.m. Nov. 29 at Campbell’s Resort, 104 W. Woodin Ave., Chelan. The commission will discuss use of park buildings, recreation areas and trails as well as other topics.
Lake Chelan State Park is a camping park on the forested south shore of Lake Chelan, and offers a sandy beach and boating area. Twenty-Five Mile Creek State Park is an inland water camping park on the forested south shore of Lake Chelan. Details: 360-902-8635 or www.parks.wa.gov/plans.
East Lake Washington Audubon Society is hosting a discussion,”Watching the World Melt Away: An Ornithologist’s Observation from Four Decades in a Rapidly Changing Arctic,” at 6:30 p.m. today at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, 308 Fourth Ave. S., Kirkland.
Dr. George Divoky, who has spent more than three decades on Copper Island, a seabird colony near Point Barrow, Alaska, will discuss the rapidly changing climate and how it is affecting birds. Details: 425-576-8805 or www.elwas.org.
Mark Yuasa: myuasa@seattletimes.com