OUTDOORS: Matt Schubert’s five best bets to do this weekend

• Sol Duc salmon — Time is running out for anglers hoping to throw a few more salmon into the freezer this fall.

There are still plenty of fish in the river. You might have to pick through a few to get one worth keeping, but isn’t that part of the fun?

• Wading for crab — A few minus tides will roll into Peninsula bays Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights.

Might I suggest throwing on some waders and heading out to Dungeness Bay for some crab wading in the dark?

As long as you have a lantern, crab rake and hearty constitution, you can come away with crabs.

• Hoodsport chum — This run tends to wind down by the time Thanksgiving rolls around.

Given the way anglers pounded them last Saturday — 20 anglers, 49 chum — this year might be the exception.

• Winterfest — The annual winter sports fundraiser returns to Vern Burton Community Center tonight (see column for specifics).

Good food, good people and good booze. Sold.

• Young man –Felix Hernandez won his first Cy Young award Thursday after voters looked past his so-so 13-12 record toward the rest of dominant stat line.

Given Felix’s age (24) and stats to date, this could be the first of many.

My over/under: 2 ½.

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