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2 stories matching fishhook

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  1. The Fishhook Baited With Human Flesh

    In a Port Townsend hotel, a sailor displays the improvised wire hook that kept survivors of the wrecked whaler James Allen alive after the disaster in Bering Sea.

    Jan 11, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerPort Townsend, Jefferson CountyDisasters · Strange But True

  2. A Fishhook Accident at Liberty Lake

    A fishing outing takes a painful turn when a young boy is accidentally hooked by his companion.

    Jul 13, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterLiberty Lake, Spokane CountyStrange But True

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  1. The Devil-Fish of the Chehalis

    Two local fishermen survive a terrifying encounter with a massive, tentacled monster in the waters of Grays Harbor.

    Feb 18, 1892Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen

  2. A Close Encounter in the San Juans

    A young woman fishing off Friday Harbor defends her boat against a shark, nearly capsizing in the process.

    Oct 10, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerRoche Harbor, Friday Harbor

  3. A Fishing Surprise in Guemes Channel

    A local fisherman makes an unexpected catch when he discovers a shark hooked on his halibut line.

    Sep 6, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerGuemes Channel, Anacortes

  4. The Dogfish Gold Rush on San Juan Island

    Before tourism, local entrepreneurs on San Juan Island sought their fortune in the 'stinking' but profitable trade of extracting oil from thousands of dogfish caught in the sound.

    Jul 30, 1886Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerFriday Harbor

  5. The Curious Catch at Meighan's Wharf

    A local fisherman pulls an unlikely stowaway from the depths of Elliott Bay.

    May 29, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

  6. The Salmon Fishing Prank

    A Tacoma society woman finds herself at the center of a Sunday prank involving a 27-pound skatefish.

    Oct 23, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerOld Town, Tacoma

  7. The Monster of the Beach: A Giant Squid in Snohomish

    A spectacular display of a thirty-three-foot giant squid in Snohomish invites locals to gawk at the creature Victor Hugo once called a 'sea vampire.'

    Nov 24, 1877The Northern StarSnohomish

  8. The Great Nooksack Potlatch

    Hundreds gather near Lynden for a traditional gift-giving feast and solemn reburial of ancestors.

    Dec 10, 1908The Lynden Tribune (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-CurrentLynden

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