Cruising across the water, with the promise of the new day and a new opportunity to catch salmon mooching! It is an early summer morning and you are cruising across the Sound, on your way to the fishing grounds. The moment before sunrise has lit up the thin horizon with a brilliant pink light at your stern. There is a crisp breeze on your face. …
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Puget Sound Marine Area 10 Salmon Fishing – June 19, 2020
Summer salmon fishing season is finally upon us here in Seattle and the rest of Puget Sound! Good friends Ross and Bianca joined me this morning for another great day on Puget Sound. Fishing has been pretty good for Resident Coho Salmon, so we decided to start out trolling at Jeff Head. Me and Miles ready to net a nice Coho Salmon that Bianca …
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Seattle Marine Area 10 Resident Coho Salmon Report – June 16, 2020
I am really pleased that my family has finally caught the fishing bug! Today I took out my parents and brother out salmon fishing in Puget Sound. Resident Coho fishing in Seattle's Marine Area 10 has been pretty good lately, and it was a perfect day to take my folks out. It was their first salmon fishing trip ever! We launched at Shilshole at …
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Seattle Resident Coho Fishing – June 14, 2020
Puget Sound is truly my happy place, and I've been waiting for the return of the summer salmon fishing season. Today, I fulfilled a promise I made on Christmas Eve to my cousin, to take her and her family out salmon fishing. I have waited patiently for that perfect mix of easy fishing and good weather to take my cousin Jenn, her boyfriend and her …
Puget Sound Spot Shrimping Report – June 11, 2020
Like many of you, I have been waiting patiently for one of the most anticipated Puget Sound openers... our Spot Shrimp opener. I've had gear prepped for a week and did my trolling at the grocery store pet aisle, loading up on cans of cat food. Bait was prepped the night before. Set the alarm clock and drove down the hill to the Puget Sound to take …
Westport Deep Water Lingcod Fishing
Getting back on the ocean today felt oh so good! I drove out to Westport yesterday to fish with my friends who have a boat stationed in the harbor. It was well worth the drive, with great company and even better fishing! Great company the night before at the house. And we had a surprise drop off of Dungeness Crab to feast! With the current …
How We Smoke and Can Rainbow Trout
For many years, I've been honing in my smoked salmon recipe and canned it once or twice, but smoking and canning Rainbow Trout was a new one for me. My buddy Jerome sent me some photos of the absolute haul of trout that his kiddos caught over Memorial Day weekend in Eastern Washington, and asked if he could use my pressure cooker to put them up. I …
Spot Prawn Taco Recipe
In the Pacific Northwest, Spot Prawns are the top dog of seafood. They are our largest Shrimp species, they are a succulent treat, and the season is brief. When I get back from a day of shrimping, a batch of deep-fried Spot Shrimp loaded into a taco offers one of my favorite meals of the year! Nothing is better than Spot Prawns pulled out fresh …
Puget Sound Lingcod Fishing May 5, 2020
It felt so good being back on the water after a month plus of no fishing! I had ample time to prep my Lingcod gear for the Puget Sound opener and was ready. We launched at Shilshole with a bit of confusion on whether the launch and parking area was open or not, but we managed to get the boat in the water and zip up to nearby Meadow Point to catch a …
New Year’s 2020 Blackmouth Opener
I rang in the New Year the same way as I did last year, with an early-to-bed-early-to-rise schedule so that my awesome crew could enjoy opening day of the Winter Blackmouth fishing season in Seattle's Marine Area 10. The last time I had my boat out salmon fishing on Puget Sound was mid-September, and the excitement to hunt for Blackmouth has been …
The Best Herring Brine Recipe in the Pacific Northwest
Herring is the bait of choice for many of the Northwest's top salmon fishermen. Having the highest quality baits will increase your catch, and brining it the night before can help make that happen. Even the best quality herring needs a little love. Brining will help toughen them up, making them stay fishing longer. Special additives will also help …
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Razor Clam Seasons – November & December 2019
Early digs in September and October were fantastic, and expect more to come as we get deeper into the season! I love hitting the beaches this time of year, it's the perfect way to harvest some fresh local seafood and enjoy some time outdoors. All the digs this time of year are after dark, so be prepared! Please review WDFW Razor Clam Page for …
Puget Sound Crabbing Report – Everett
Just like the rest of you, I owe my parents big-time, for many reasons. But when I bought them fishing licenses last Christmas, I gave them a pledge to take them out on my boat, and on that count I haven't been a very good son. But this weekend I lived up to my promise, and we went crabbing out of Everett, Washington! I ran charters all summer and …
Queets River Salmon Fishing Float
I could think of no better way to ring in my birthday than a float down the Queets River with my buddies. October is one of my favorite months to get the old drift boat on the river. All of Olympic Peninsula's rivers have good numbers of Coho and Chinook right now, but the Queets holds a special place in my heart. I've spent many days floating or …
Razor Clam and Chanterelle Mushroom Chowder
Clam Chowder is one of those quintessential Northwest delicacies, and making you own is an easy feat if you don't mind doing a little digging and picking beforehand. Washington's fall season offers us a great opportunity to head west to the Pacific Beaches to harvest our tastiest of shellfish... the Razor Clam. If you can head into the forest and …