Seattle Washington Fishing Blog
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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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 …
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 …
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 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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Protecting Puget Sound Orca Whales and Preserving Sportfishing is a Win-Win This piece originally appeared as a Letter to the Editor published in the Seattle Times on August 9 under the headline: Orcas’ survival: Don’t scapegoat fishing. I’m disappointed to see out-of-context calls to “stop chinook fishing” in orca coverage. I’m even more disappointed in reports …
Puget Sound Orca Survival: Don’t Scapegoat SportfishingRead More
Alpine Lake Fishing In Washington It is no secret that Washington’s hiking trails are popular in the summer. I enjoy hiking and backpacking as much as anyone, but for me, it’s often a means to an end. And that end is fishing for spectacularly-colored alpine trout! Washington’s Cascade and Olympic Mountains offer thousands of miles …
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 …
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. There are great fishing spots all over …
12 Great Lures for Chinook Salmon Fishing in Puget SoundRead More
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 …
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 …
Easy Breezy Resident Coho Salmon Fishing in Puget Sound ReportRead More
Seattle Summer Salmon Fishing Season Shakedown Run. Now that our inaugural salmon fishing shakedown trip just wrapped up, I feel like summer has finally started! The boat is in the Edmonds Marina for all of salmon season. And you know what? I am so excited to get in on great salmon fishing so close to …
Epic Resident Coho Salmon Fishing Report For SeattleRead More
Snohomish River Offers Great Salmon Fishing! Just beyond the rolling suburban hills of Seattle lies the Snohomish River, which hosts some of the best salmon fishing anywhere in Washington State. Snohomish River salmon fishing is a passtime that anyone in the Everett and Seattle areas to get into fishing in their backyard. The Snohomish River …
Freshly caught Dungeness Crab is classic Pacific Northwest cuisine. Are you ready to learn how to cook Dungeness Crab? During the Seattle summer, my favorite ways to spend a day is crabbing on Puget Sound in the morning and inviting over friends and family for a crab boil in the evening. Those calm summer days …
How to Cook Live Dungeness Crab Like A Professional ChefRead More
The Skykomish River is Seattle’s favorite Salmon and Steelhead River. The Skykomish River is one of Washington’s most famous Salmon and Steelhead fishing rivers. Summer Steelhead, Dolly Varden, Pink Salmon, Coho Salmon, Chum Salmon, Chinook Salmon and Trout inhabit the river. If you are yearning to learn more about exploring the Skykomish River, then you …
Summer wouldn’t be the same in Puget Sound without going crabbing for Dungeness! Puget Sound is a summer paradise and Dungeness Crab are arguably the most sought after bounty. Small boats work the nearshore waters, the baiting and setting and pulling of pots all for a payout of big hard shell crab. Dungeness Crab are …
Summer wouldn’t be the same without river fishing for Steelhead! Summer Steelhead are one of the most prized catches that swim in our Pacific Northwest rivers. If you are a fisher who just recently moved to the Pacific Northwest, or are simply interested in trying out a new fishery, then you are exactly the person …
Let’s Go Jetty Fishing in Washington! Like many of my fellow fishermen, I am thrilled that Washington has an abundance of Lingcod fishing spots. We have the Pacific Ocean, the San Juan Islands and Puget Sound, and each year anglers just can’t wait to get out and boat their first Lingcod of the season. But …
Richmond Beach and Oil Docks Chinook Salmon Fishing near Edmonds, Washington The area ear the Edmonds Oil Docks and Richmond Beach can be a great place to fish for Chinook Salmon in Puget Sound. Especially during summer months, this area always has a few Chinook Salmon swimming around. I usually have no problem marking herring …
Richmond Beach and Oil Docks Chinook Salmon FishingRead More
Mid Channel Bank Chinook Salmon Fishing near Port Townsend, Washington Mid Channel Bank usually offers the most fast and furious Chinook Salmon fishing in Puget Sound during our summer fishing season. It is the first spot that Chinook Salmon will stop in Admiralty Inlet to gorge on Candlefish (Sand Lance) before heading south into Central …
