{"id":2171,"date":"2025-09-08T15:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T22:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wellnesscenter\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:51:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:51:51","slug":"pier-fishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wellnesscenter\/2025\/09\/08\/pier-fishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Pier Fishing & Crabbing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saturday, November 8, 10AM – 1PM, City of Edmonds Fishing Pier<\/strong>

Preparatory meeting for participants with no fishing experience: Friday, November 7, 2:30 – 4 PM, Room G-114<\/strong><\/strong>. At this meeting we will go over some fishing basics such as rules and safety, expectations of crabbing and fishing on a pier, and learn how to tie a couple common fishing knots.  Afterwards we will go outside and practice using a fishing rod: learn how to set it up, attach a lure, and casting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note: This special event was made possible by a grant from the Bellevue College Foundation<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to catch crab or fish for salmon, then this is the event for you! Join BC Math Faculty Ricardo Chavez and Tim Trammel, and BC English Faculty Fernando P\u00e9rez for a late morning\/early afternoon introductory experience in catching crab and casting for salmon off a fishing pier. No experience or gear required! Fishing license is being provided free of charge by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) under a group permit with the Wellness Center. If you catch any crab and\/or fish, you’ll learn how to clean and prepare it for cooking and eating; a crab boil session will take place at the end of the event nearby the pier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the preparatory meeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n