Ocean Shores has six miles of ocean beach and 23 miles of freshwater canals. Visitors photograph the first. Locals live on the second.
The Grand Canal, finger canals, Bass Avenue Canal, bell canals and the crossover — plus Duck Lake, with launches at North Bay Park and Chinook Park — are a second town, floating.
Dock and boat are two different games, with different casts, different rods, and different rules. The guide teaches both, session by session.