OLYMPIA — State fishery managers have set restrictions on salmon fishing in Admiralty Inlet on the east end of the North Olympic Peninsula beginning today.
Anglers fishing for salmon in Marine Area 9 will be allowed to keep chum only.
Officials had scheduled an opening for hatchery chinook salmon starting today, but postponed the season to protect a large number of juvenile chinook in those waters.
Fisheries policy leader Ron Warren said they’re seeing a lot of young chinook but they’re too small to retain under state rules, so they’re postponing the chinook fishery.
Warren said the department will continue to monitor the inlet and could open the area for a brief hatchery chinook fishery around Thanksgiving.
Admiralty Inlet is scheduled to close to salmon fishing Nov. 30 and then will be open Jan. 16 through April 15.
Tour canceled
PORT TOWNSEND — The Thinning Veil tour of Port Townsend was canceled on Friday.
Port Townsend After Dark Tours pulled the plug on the three-day, fee-based paranormal excursion that was scheduled to begin Friday because 18 to 25 people canceled, said company owner Geoff Gardner, who added that all deposits will be returned.
For more information call 360-390-8318 or go to http://tinyurl.com/PDN-scary.
Tuesday Salon
PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Film Festival’s First Tuesday Salon discussion is set for this Tuesday following the 7 p.m. screening of “Bridge of Spies” at the Rose Theatre.
In this movie set during the Cold War, Rudolph Abel (Mark Rylance) is captured for spying on the United States on behalf of the Soviet Union, and attorney Jim Donovan (Tom Hanks) is called in to defend him.
Michael Cassella-Blackburn, a Peninsula College professor and scholar of Soviet-American relations, will partake in the post-film discussion inside the Rose, 235 Taylor St.
For more about this monthly film salon and other Port Townsend Film Festival activities, see www.PTfilmfest.com or phone 360-379-1333.
Benefit concert
Blyn — A concert at 7 Cedars Casino on Wednesday, Nov. 11, will benefit the Captain Joseph House Foundation.
The 7 p.m. concert at the casino at 270756 U.S. Highway 101 will cost $10.
The special Veterans Day performance will feature Chance McKinney.
Active military and veterans can enjoy a free home-style buffet from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. in 7 Cedars’ Salish Room.
Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com or at the Totem Rewards Club.
Proceeds will benefit the Captain Joseph House Foundation, which is creating a refuge for families of those fallen in military service.
For more information, call 360-683-7777.
No flight practice
COUPEVILLE — There will be no field carrier landing practice operations for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island at the outlying field in Coupeville today through Saturday.
The schedule is subject to change to meet mission requirements.
Comments, including noise complaints, can be directed to the station’s comment line at 360-257-6665 or via email at comments.NASWI@navy.mil.
All other questions can be directed to the public affairs office at 360-257-2286.
Annual auction
PORT TOWNSEND — “Storming the Castle,” the Boiler Room’s annual auction, will be held at Manresa Castle, 651 Cleveland St., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.
The cost is $55.
The silent auction starts at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and jousting, which is a “dessert dash.”
The menu includes salmon picatta, chicken marsala or grilled portobella, all served with a house salad, garlic mashed potatoes and sauteed vegetables.
“Wear royal robes, be they ermine or bath,” according to a news release.
All proceeds benefit programming at the Boiler Room.
For more information, visit www.universe.com/stormingthecastle or phone 360-379-8247.
