Photos: Squidding from Tacoma's Les Davis Pier

Kody, 26, of Denver, squids on Friday, November 17, 2023, from Les Davis Pier in Tacoma.
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Each fall and winter, anglers line up at various locations around the Puget Sound to catch squid. A popular destination is in Tacoma at Les Davis Pier. On a November night in 2023, crowds gathered to cast their lines.

Various glow in the dark jigs for catching squid made by Curtis Alm are shown for sale on Friday, November 17, 2023, at Les Davis Pier in Tacoma.
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Max, 26, squids on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, from Les Davis Pier in Tacoma.
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A line of people squid from Les Davis Pier on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Tacoma.
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A squid caught from Les Davis Pier is shown on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, in Tacoma.
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Shawn Lindsey, left, purchases glow in the dark jigs for squidding from Curtis Alm, right, on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at Les Davis Pier in Tacoma.
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Squid caught from Les Davis Pier are shown on Friday, November 17, 2023, in Tacoma.
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From left, Max, Kody and Deanna, of Denver, hold glow in the dark jigs toward a light before squidding on Friday, November 17, 2023, from Les Davis Pier in Tacoma.
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