Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Season 2018 Puget Sound, Hood Canal and the San Juan Islands 2018 Spot Shrimp season has been announced! The Spot Shrimp is the largest shrimp specie in our region. These tasty deep water shrimp are a North Pacific delicacy and there is no question in my mind that there will be more than a couple boatloads of us out trying …
Fly Fishing at Lake Lenice
Lake Lenice Fly Fishing Trip This weekend we made a trip to Lake Lenice to do a little fly fishing and escape the never ending rainy grayness of Seattle's spring season. Seattle's winters are dreary, cold and wet. It takes a sense of optimism (at times forced) to remind ourselves that, "Yes, It will get better and we will see the sun …
How to Catch Lingcod
How to Catch Lingcod Lingcod fishing is one of my favorite things to do! They live in interesting places, are easy enough to catch and I love to cook them. They thrive in areas of complex structure like reefs, rock piles, ledges, jetties, sea mounts and almost anywhere that has a rock hard bottom structure. The Lingcod is a mean fish, its …
Dungeness Crab in Westport Washington
Crabbing for Dungeness in Westport, Washington Dungeness Crab are one of the culinary signatures of the Pacific Northwest and you can catch them in Washington's favorite coastal fishing port, Westport. They are a delicious and fun to catch. Dungeness are abundant up and down our Pacific Coast. Westport is Washington’s busiest coastal fishing town …
Point No Point and Double Bluff Blackmouth
I am a Blackmouth fishing rookie. There, I said it. Now that I've got that confession off my conscience, I can share a solid winter Chinook fishing report. Wednesday's Puget Sound marine forecast was just too good to pass up a fishing trip. I met my fishing partner Ross and his co-worker Chris at the Edmonds Marina just before the sling opened. …
Chinook Fishing at Mid Channel Bank
The beginning of the Puget Sound summer Chinook season always gets me excited! This is by far my favorite local fishery and this year's inaugural trip did not disappoint! …
The Seattle “Crabbing Is Good” Report July 5
Puget Sound Dungeness Crab Season Kicks Off As the locals say, our Seattle summer always officially begins on July 5, because it always rains on the Fourth. It is our way of poking fun at the misfortune we all have when it comes to the weather. April showers brings May.... Showers, then we enjoy a little June gloom, but the day after we get rained …
Bob’s Big Westport Lingcod!
Our Lingcod and Rockfish Charter Trip When you fish every single day, it is sometimes not easy to remember every little detail about every single trip, and that is exactly why I like to take photos. It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and when I browse through the fishing pictures from days gone by, it helps me draw details from …
Cape Elizabeth Black Rockfish Bonanza
The Headlands of the Quinault Region Far to the north of Westport and the entrance to Grays Harbor, the flat beaches of Ocean Shores gradually give way to the rolling hills of Iron Springs and Moclips. Further north lays a wild and rugged coastline of the Quinault region. It is marked by towering cliffs, roaring surf, sea stacks and rocky …
Skykomish River Summer Steelhead at Reiter
First Summer Steelhead fishing trip on the Skykomish River this year! I always tell myself, “you have to invest more time fishing for Summer Runs,” and usually, I don’t listen to myself enough. Summer is a hectic time of year for most people that live around here, myself included. We spend months indoors, pining, waiting for warm weather, waiting …
Westport Bottomfishing Charter Trips in May
Westport Rockfish and Lingcod Fishing at its finest I fished out of Westport today aboard the charter boat Reel Elite for Lingcod and Rockfish. Fishing was pretty fast paced and we had our limits in no time. While the marine forecast was for fairly calm seas, it was a bumpy ride in the morning. It seemed like there was a mixed swell direction and …
Everett Lingcod Trip May 22
Fishing With Captain Randy On His Salty Dawg! Today I helped out Captain Randy with Northwest Fishing Charters on a Lingcod trip. We had phenomenal weather and great fishing at Possession Bar. I have never fished with Randy before, and was excited to finally get the opportunity. He has been running a charter business on Puget Sound longer than I …
Hood Canal Spot Shrimp Report May 21
Going Shrimping on Hood Canal I spent today on the Hood Canal in search of its famed Spot Shrimp with my friend Ryan and his dad. I have been to the Hood Canal a few times to go shrimping, and every one of them has been memorable and mega fun. Hood Canal is one of my favorite places. It is a beautiful fjord. It feels quaint and welcoming, probably …
Westport Halibut Fishing Report
Westport Deep Sea Halibut Fishing Today was a Westport Halibut fishing day, and it was a good one so I figured you would like a report! It was another action packed day on the Pacific. Our target were Halibut and Lingcod. The location were the deepwater canyons at the edge of the continental shelf. Our gear was ready. Our crew was eager. Today …
Westport Jetty Fishing Report May 12
A quick afternoon trip to the Westport Jetty Early in the year I was a fishing hiatus, lately it has been more of a fishing bender. I arrived at Westport a few days ago to play deckhand on the charter boat Reel Elite. I’ve had two solid days of offshore fishing, but I just couldn’t get enough. I decided to dedicate a few hours to fish the …