Seattle Washington Fishing Blog
The waters of the Pacific Coast host great fishing for Salmon. This includes Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Pink Salmon, Sockeye Salmon and Chum Salmon. This page showcases great How To articles, blog posts, fishing reports, fishing seasons, tips and techniques on catching Salmon in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, British Columbia and California. We focus on fishing in Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Strait of Juan De Fuca, Neah Bay, Westport, La Push, Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, SE Alaska, Prince William Sound and many other locations on the Pacific Coast.
One of my favorite things to do in the fall is to fish for Chum Salmon on the rivers near my home. These brutish salmon have the aggression and strength to make a day of fishing both easy and exciting. I don't consider them great table fare, but there is nothing wrong with a day of catch and release! Chum Salmon push up into our Washington and …
My All Time Favorite Chum Salmon Lures for River FishingRead More
The Edmonds Coho Derby is this weekend! Saturday and Sunday are going to be awesome if you salmon fish in Puget Sound... and like a little friendly competition. We went fishing this morning to get warmed up and formulate our game plan. Coho salmon are just starting to push into Puget Sound in decent numbers. Being at the very beginning of a …
The Humptulips River is one of Western Washington's most popular fall salmon rivers, and for good reason. Even before the first fall rains cause salmon to flood upstream in the rising coastal rivers, Chinook (King), Coho (Silver) and Chum (Dog) salmon begin to stage in the tidewater stretch near the mouth of the Humptulips River. It will be game …
This crew got to see just how much bounty our little corner of the country has to offer. Puget Sound was alive that day! They had the perfect day fishing with us moochers at Spot Tail Salmon Guides. We were searching around Jeff Head for our first salmon, then we found them big time! I cruised up to an area that was littered with floating eel …
Puget Sound Mooching Video – Spot Tail Salmon GuidesRead More
I got to take a great family out to experience their first fishing trip on Puget Sound. Rich Jr. moved to Seattle a year ago and his family was in town for a visit, and decided that they would try out fishing in Rich's new hometown. Great people that were rewarded with a great day of fishing! We left Shilshole Marina and headed down to West …
Mooching for Pink, Coho and Chinook Salmon in One Day!Read More
Yesterday we found out that the show's almost over... one more day! We had a great run this year, but today is the final day to keep Summer Chinook Salmon in Seattle's Marine Area 10. So I called a few buddies and planned for a quick morning trip before work. We met super early, untied the Whaler from the dock and headed to Kingston. We …
Last Call for Catch & Keep Marine Area 10 Chinook – Summer 2019Read More
I poured my first cup of coffee at 4 am this morning with the sound of heavy rain outside my kitchen window. It would be a soaker during our morning mooching trip. One of those rare summer rainstorms that makes you feel like we have time-warped straight into fall. It was the first time I have prepped the boat, gear and bait donning full rain …
Josh and I headed out very early this morning for a few hour mooching session before work. I have trailered all month, and finally have my moorage figured out. Having a boat moored is the only way to go during summer salmon season, especially for quick trips like today. We motored out of Shilshole, filled my bait cooler with water, threw a couple …
We skipped yesterday's Puget Sound Chinook opener, but made it out today and it sure was a good one! The crew comprised of my two good buddies Ross and Chris, and of course boat mascot and salty dog Miles. Last week was his tenth birthday but he's still barking at seagulls and diligently stares at the end of the line nervously, waiting for a slab …
Today was another picture perfect day on Puget Sound. We headed out a few days before the Chinook kill season to scout out a few of our favorite salmon mooching areas and experienced some great fishing! Our crew were all new moochers, but picked up the technique quickly and found a few really nice salmon to play with. We fished a number of spots …
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 little mooching. I did bring the trolling gear, but I wanted to …
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 back to downrigger fishing. Yeah, that mooching thing …
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 Chinook. The fleet was out in full force this …
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 and Coho Salmon for an …
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 is less than a fifteen minute boat …
