There are many places to go squid fishing. The squid are there year round! These are teh "market squid" verses the Humbolt. Winter is when most people squid fish. You want the dark since the squid use sight as the main mode of hunting. The glow jigs are best, Juicy Jigs are the World's best! (disclaimer, I own the company) It is an easy sport. Any rod and reel works. The key is a light source at night. People squid fish duri8ng the day in Bremerton in summer and do very well. Juicyjigs.com has info on how to squid fish, rig the squids etc. They are a pretty cool animal. Easy to catch but it does take some time to learn the "strike" of a squid. I've had a 10 year old catch a squid 15 minutes after first starting. They school so when there is one, there are others!

Happy Squid Fishing!