Summer Chinook season is one of Puget Sound’s most eagerly awaited fisheries, and Seattle Fishing Company’s guide covers where to go, when to fish and what to use. Because wild Puget Sound Chinook are listed as threatened, each marine area has its own openers, quotas and rules that can change from year to year, so checking for emergency closures before every trip is a must.
The guide tours the Sound from north to south. Hot spots in Admiralty Inlet and around Possession Bar often produce top early-season catch rates, while Kingston and Jeff Head lead the early action closer to Seattle before fish spread south toward Bainbridge Island. A special summer opener even puts Chinook within reach of downtown in Elliott Bay. Farther south, Vashon Island, Tacoma’s Clay Banks and Point Defiance, and waters past the Tacoma Narrows round out the list.
You’ll also learn about downrigger trolling with flashers, spoons and Tomic Plugs, classic herring mooching, and metal jigs for boats and piers, plus how tides and currents move salmon around each spot and why the bite can shift the moment the tide turns. It’s a solid primer for newcomers and seasoned anglers alike.
Read the full post here: Fishing for Puget Sound Chinook
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