Stretching more than 50 miles from the resort town of Chelan to remote Stehekin, Lake Chelan is one of the deepest lakes in the country and one of Washington’s most scenic multi-species fisheries. It’s a 3.5- to 4-hour drive from Seattle, making it better suited to a weekend getaway than a day trip. Mackinaw are …
Kokanee
Seattle and Washington State Fishing Report – March 2023
March 2023 is going to be a good one! We have saltwater fisheries all up and down the Washington Coast opening up, Steelhead fisheries on the Olympic Peninsula, North Puget Sound and Southwest Washington, local Kokanee and Trout, and a Columbia River Spring Chinook fishery that is about to explode in popularity once the first …
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Seattle and Washington State Fishing Report – February 2022
Blue bird skies kept me outside most of today, but I buckled down and decided to finish up the February fishing report! Lots going on already, and February has some great fishing options for just about everyone! Salmon Fishing Report Puget Sound Winter Chinook is the main focus for February Salmon fishing. Some of my …
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My All Time Favorite Kokanee Fishing Lures
Many lakes and reservoirs across the West offer great Kokanee fishing. These land-locked salmon have the biggest appetites, however they only eat the tiniest forage in the lake, plankton. Being a plankton feeder, they put anglers in the unique position of trying to fish for a species that feeds on forage so small that there …
Lake Stevens Kokanee Fishing
Folks in North Puget Sound have such a wide array of fishing opportunities, from our saltwater fisheries to our local rivers, but Lake Stevens up in Snohomish County is a true gem with great fishing for most of the year. The city of Lake Stevens sprawls out around its namesake lake, and the entire community …
