It felt so good to be back on Puget Sound this weekend! It’s been a while, in fact it’s been two months, but who’s counting?! Crabbing season opened back up in many of Puget Sound’s marine areas on December 1, and we took advantage of a calm weather window to soak some pots and enjoy …
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Seattle and Washington State Fishing Report – December 2021
Happy winter everyone, I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed time with family, and I wanted to send out a reminder that there are still plenty of great fishing opportunities happening around town and across Washington State. Puget Sound Crabbing I feel blessed to be able to get another shot at Dungeness …
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Getting Lost in the Woods – Chanterelle Mushroom Foraging
It was my first weekend in the woods this year. A couple buddies that I introduced to Chanterelle Mushroom hunting wanted to peek into one of our favorite spots and see if we could find anything. September’s warm days and occasional drizzle, and mornings with dew on my lawn made me think we had a …
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Puget Sound Pink Salmon Report – August 29th
This season’s returning Pink Salmon are in big-time and fishing was great this weekend! We started at Richmond Beach this morning, and had a little action but not phenomenal, so we ran north to Marine Area 9 and fished in the deep water between Possession and Picnic Point. As we approached, we could see Pinks …
Puget Sound Coho Salmon Clinic – August 24th in Woodinville
I am pleased to announce that I was invited to be the guest speaker at the Eastside Puget Sound Anglers first in-person meeting for 2021! All are welcomed to attend this event, big meeting space with plenty of room, please feel free to join us! I will cover Coho Salmon fishing on Puget Sound, which …
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First Puget Sound Pink Salmon of 2021
Well, I have been waiting for it! Yesterday we caught our first Pink Salmon of the 2021 Puget Sound Season! Trolling on Jeff Head near Seattle at 60′ on the downrigger… it shouldn’t be too long before we start to see these as part of our daily catch! Usually the Pink Salmon start flooding into …
Spot Shrimping July Openings in Puget Sound, Strait and San Juan Islands
Extra Spot Shrimp dates are always a welcomed surprise this late in the season! Openers have been announced for San Juan Islands, Strait of Juan de Fuca and certain areas in Puget Sound. One of the unique caveats to the shrimping days in Marine Area 8-1 and 8-2 is that only two pots per boat …
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Clam Digging and Oyster Shucking at Eagle Creek on Hood Canal
I woke up this morning with an open schedule and a big need to get out and do something fishy. It has been years since I made my way to any of the beaches on Hood Canal to find steamer clams or oysters, and the realization came into my mind that today might just be …
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Puget Sound Pink Salmon Fishing – The Ultimate Guide
When Pink Salmon migrate back to Puget Sound, they bring a special buzz to our already exciting local marine waters. Every summer, we all do our best to get out and chase Chinook and Coho Salmon, but on odd numbered years (2023, 2025), Pink Salmon swarm back to the Sound by the millions (2023 estimate …
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2021 Puget Sound Crabbing Gear Buying Guide
One of our greatest seafood bounties in Puget Sound is Dungeness Crab. Ever since I was a little kid, those days of pulling up crab pots, sorting and measuring Dungeness Crab, and of course… enjoying the bounty by way of a family crab feast, has been a great highlight to our Puget Sound summers. If …
2021 Puget Sound Dungeness Crabbing Season
Dungeness Crab are one of the signature shellfish in the Pacific Northwest, and in Puget Sound over a quarter million people head out to soak pots and reap the rewards! A fresh caught Dungeness Crab, caught in Puget Sound and cooked the same day is one of the highlights of our amazing summers. We now …
Westport Crew House Fried Whole Rockfish
As I was sitting at home on a break from yardwork, I checked my phone and my friends from Westport sent me a bunch of photos of their after-work culinary escapades. Captain Mitch Coleman of Anglers Edge Sportfishing was busy preparing a really delicious looking take on Yellowtail Rockfish. It all started when Mitch went …
Spot Shrimp Re-Opening June 2 in Marine Areas 8-1, 8-2, and 9
Heads up! WDFW just announced that there will be a second opener for a few Central Puget Sound marine areas. Marine Area 8-1 (Saratoga Passage, Deception Pass), 8-2 (Everett, Port Gardiner, Port Susan) and 9 (Admiralty Inlet, Edmonds) will reopen on Wednesday June 2nd. This bonus day is great news! Hope you get to play …
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2021 Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Opener Report
Opening day for Puget Sound Spot Prawns was a busy one. We joined the fleet in Marine Area 9 for our shot at bringing home a haul of my favorite local shellfish, the Spot Prawn! I was joined by my folks, as well as my buddy Sean and his girlfriend Claire, we were a motivated …
Puget Sound Spot Shrimp is a few days away!
Hopefully everyone is getting as excited as I am about Spot Shrimp! Washington’s inland marine areas open for Spot Shrimp on Wednesday, May 19th this year and it’s always a good time to be a boat owner, or have friends or family that give you that invite. I am very pleased to see that this …
Westport, Washington: Halibut Fishing Report May 13, 2021
While the excitement for our Washington Coast Halibut season can’t be contained, it really is up to mother nature to give the charter and recreational fleet the green light to head offshore and harvest up nature’s bounty. The greatly anticipated opener, last Thursday, was a big downer for many of us, as the weather didn’t …
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First Razor Clam Dig for 2021
Well, we have been waiting on the sidelines for quite a while now… waiting for the perfect low tides and favorable and healthy levels of marine biotoxins to match up! WDFW has announced a two day opener for Razor Clam harvest on the Washington Coast! It has been so long my taste buds have all …
Seattle and Washington State Fishing Report – May 2021
May is a BIG month for us Washington anglers. Although we are only a few days into the month, Lingcod fishing has already started strong, lake fishing has started to bust out of its shell, and we have some popular fisheries all around the state that are going to premier this month. This is a …
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Puget Sound and Hood Canal Spot Shrimp Season starts May 19, 2021
The day that gets me pumped to start prepping the boat for the season is always the day that the Puget Sound Spot Shrimp season is announced. We have all eagerly awaited the announcement, and this year we get back to soaking prawn traps on May 19th. I consider the Spot Shrimp opener one of …
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Seattle and Washington State Fishing Report – April 2021
Fishing in Washington State is busting out this spring! Coastal marine areas are drawing anglers with epic fishing for Lingcod and Rockfish. Lakes around the Seattle area and the rest of Western Washington are warming up, and fishing for Rainbow Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Kokanee, Bass and Panfish is as good as it gets! We get …
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