Saturday offered us the perfect tides and weather to share a little salmon fishing action. I invited a few of my favorite coworkers, who rarely get out on the salt, and we had a great day fishing in Marine Area 10. After dropping a few crab pots, we raced over to Kingston to do a …

Marine Area 10 Salmon Fishing Report July 7
Took a couple really cool clients out on Sunday and the chew was on! Mooching is a great way to really connect with Puget Sound’s salmon, and once you feel your first mooching bite, with the rod in your hand and get to battle a beautiful salmon on light tackle, it is difficult to transition …

Seattle Salmon Fishing Report June 23
Marine Area 10 – Great Fishing! We made it out for another exciting weekend on Puget Sound. There is no shortage of great salmon fishing action going on right now and plenty of other folks have keyed in on this! We fished Marine Area 10, Seattle’s backyard, and found a healthy mix of Coho and …

Seattle Salmon Fishing June 16
Puget Sound Salmon Fishing Report This is the beginning of our favorite time of year, summer salmon season on beautiful Puget Sound! It’s a time when the salmon start to come home. Shoals of herring can be found around the edges of our large underwater banks that surround Seattle’s marine environs, and draw in Chinook …

Puget Sound Spot Shrimping and Lingcod Report
This morning was thrilling, productive, bitter sweet and full of milestones all at the same time. I spent the day with two good friends (three… sorry boat dog Miles). We experienced the best Puget Sound shrimping with the fastest limits I’ve seen in my life. Beautiful weather. The very first day of shrimping that we …

Kingston Chinook Salmon Fishing
Salmon Fishing near Kingston, Washington Kingston was named after one of its founding fathers, but it most certainly could have been named after the Chinook, or King Salmon that congregate in great numbers in front of the harbor. This is one of my all time favorite places on the planet to salmon fish, and it …

The 12 Best Lures for Pink Salmon Fishing in Rivers
Best Pink Salmon Lures for River Fishing I live near a few great Pink Salmon fishing rivers, where these easy-to-catch fish arrive en masse every other year. When they make their way through Puget Sound and into our rivers, they become a crowd favorite with everyone; from the seasoned angler to the novice. Pink Salmon …
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Blackmouth Fishing at Racetrack January 20
Never trust a marine forecast. I can’t tell you how many times I have been blindsided by the weatherman. It is rare that summer weather will be intense enough to keep us from fishing, but winter is a completely different story. Today was one of those days that gave us a nice surprise. Last night, …

Seattle Blackmouth Fishing January 5
Seattle – Jeff Head Blackmouth Fishing Trip We headed across the Sound at the break of dawn. The morning was calm, and the weather forecast looked good. Winter Blackmouth fishing has been very good. I was pretty excited to get out on Evan’s boat and enjoy a day of fishing. The tide was going out …

Happy New Year Winter Chinook Fishing
Blackmouth Fishing on New Year’s Day Marine Area 10 opened for salmon fishing today, and going fishing with Evan and Chris was the perfect way to kick off 2019! I met these two salty Ballardites at the Shilshole Marina, where Evan had his boat moored and ready to head out. I can’t explain what it …

Everett Winter Crabbing Report
Everett Winter Crabbing Haul Crabbing has always been one of my favorite things to do on Puget Sound, but I can’t say that I have ever been crabbing in the winter. That changed today. Getting Cold and Salty on Puget Sound I’ve always been a saltwater nut, but have spent almost no time on Puget …

Master the Art of Float Fishing for Winter Steelhead
Winter Steelhead Fishing with Bobber and Jigs What is bobber fishing for Winter Steelhead? Great question, thanks for asking! This technique uses an enticing presentation, such as a jig, bead, yarn or some form of bait and is rigged below a float/bobber. This is one of the best Winter Steelhead fishing techniques. It is beloved …
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10 Amazing Lures for Coho Salmon in Rivers
Best Coho Salmon River Fishing Lures I always look forward to fall Coho Salmon fishing season. The rivers come alive with activity once we enter our wet season and blesses us with the opportunity to harvest salmon as they key in on their natal steams. I have compiled a list of the best Coho Salmon …

How to Cure Salmon Eggs
Curing Salmon Eggs For River Fishing If you want to fish our rivers, you need to get your egg curing program dialed in! Cured salmon eggs are effective baits used to catch Salmon, Steelhead and Trout. You might be heaving a fist sized ball of eggs for Chinook Salmon in the tidewater, stalking Trout in …

Humptulips River ~ First Drift Boat Trip of 2018!
I have been dreaming of that first fall drift boat float for at least a month now! The drift boat has been doing nothing but collecting dust all summer, but now it’s time to rally some river fishing trips. Summer was a dream, full of salmon fishing on Puget Sound, but switching gears has been …

Jeff Head and Presidents Point Chinook Salmon Fishing
Jeff Head and Presidents Point Salmon Fishing near Seattle, Washington Jeff Head and President’s Point are as close to Seattle’s salmon fishing backyard as you can get. It is one of my personal favorite spots throughout the salmon fishing season. It is the Central Puget Sound’s largest underwater landmass and is comparable to Mid Channel …
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14 Awesome Fishing Lakes in the Snoqualmie Valley
Snoqualmie Valley’s Best Fishing Lakes The Snoqualmie Valley has shifted from a sleepy rural area into Seattle’s outdoor playground. There is so much to do out here in the country! Some of the best trout and bass fishing lakes in the Seattle area are in the Snoqualmie Valley. The valley is a popular destination for …

12 Great Lures for Chinook Salmon Fishing in Puget Sound
Best Fishing Lures For Catching Puget Sound Chinook Salmon Fishing for Chinook Salmon is one of the most popular things to do on Puget Sound. Every summer, every fisherman in the Puget Sound area waits impatiently for the Chinook Salmon to return and the fishing season to start. Everyone has their favorite lures, bait rigs …
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Quick Salmon Mooching Trip Seattle
I got the ultimate last-minute invite today from the Seattle mooching legend himself, Captain Keith Robbins, the big kahuna over at Spot Tail Guides, an exclusive mooching salmon fishing and fly fishing charter based out of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. We headed out for a couple hours of fun-fishing, there was a pretty inviting midday tide …

Easy Breezy Resident Coho Salmon Fishing in Puget Sound Report
Resident Coho Salmon Fishing at Jeff Head I figured I would share another Seattle fishing report with you all. The Resident Coho Salmon may not be monsters right now, but they are biting and there are plenty of them out there. If you are looking to have fresh salmon for your next summer bbq, I …
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