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. …
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Puget Sound Mooching Video – Spot Tail Salmon Guides
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 …
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Mooching for Pink, Coho and Chinook Salmon in One Day!
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 …
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Fly Fishing for Puget Sound Coho Report July 18th
Area 10 has been fishing well for those targeting resident coho with fly rods. Big tidal days are producing the best fly fishing, with lots of moving water concentrating food. Cruise the biggest rip lines you can find and look for signs of feeding fish. This can be very obvious as fish aggressively crash bait, …

Westport Salmon Fishing Report July 17th
Westport, Washington has been the self proclaimed salmon fishing capital of the world for quite some time, and this week has really shown that the claim is warranted. Salmon fishing has been completely off the charts recently! My friends at All Rivers & Saltwater Charters have four boats based in Westport and have seen phenomenal …

Seattle Salmon Fishing Report July 13th
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 …

Marine Area 10 Salmon Fishing Report July 7
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 …

Seattle Salmon Fishing Report June 23
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 …

10 Amazing Lures for Coho Salmon in Rivers
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 …

Humptulips River ~ First Drift Boat Trip of 2018!
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 …

Easy Breezy Resident Coho Salmon Fishing in Puget Sound Report
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 …
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Epic Resident Coho Salmon Fishing Report For Seattle
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 …
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Snohomish River Salmon Fishing
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 …

16 of the Best Skykomish River Fishing Spots
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 …

Helpful Tips For Brining Herring
Herring is one of the best baits you can use to catch salmon. Trolling and mooching with herring are simple and traditional methods used across the entire Pacific Coast. I love running herring because there is nothing complicated about it. All you need to do is find good quality bait and if you put it …

Edmonds Coho Fishing Trip With Captain Kent
Great Coho Fishing Trip Near Edmonds! I had the great honor of joining Guides NW for a little Edmonds Coho Derby pre-fish this morning. This year, fishing everywhere in Puget Sound for Coho Salmon has been nothing short of incredible. Easy limits are boated before mid-morning in most areas so far this season, and I …



