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 …
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Seattle and Washington Fishing Report – January 2021
January Salmon Fishing Options New Years Day offers us the beginning of a favorite local fishery for Puget Sound Blackmouth Salmon. Fishing for these resident Chinook Salmon is a bright spot for saltwater anglers around the Seattle area. Throughout Puget Sound, Blackmouth can be kept if they are at least 22″ and hatchery-clipped. This year’s …
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Your Guide to Fishing in Seattle – The City and Beyond.
Fishing in and around Seattle, Washington In this article, we are going to talk about fishing in and around the City of Seattle. And believe me, there is a lot to talk about when it comes to this subject. We have phenomenal fishing opportunities within the city limits. As well as a countless fishing spots …
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Puget Sound Coho Salmon – Guide to Fishing Success
The robust fishery for Coho Salmon in Washington’s Puget Sound has captured my attention for many years. As I write this, I fondly think back to my very first saltwater fishing trip. One early September morning, I joined a coworker and his family on his boat to target Coho out of Shilshole Bay near Seattle. …
Labor Day Coho Salmon Fishing – Seattle’s West Point
Apparently, everyone in the Seattle metro area decided to go out salmon fishing this weekend. I was a little hesitant to go out fishing on Puget Sound this weekend, but when a good friend asks if you can take him and his father-in-law out fishing, you can’t turn that down. Coho Salmon fishing is just …
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Jeff Head Coho Morning Mooching Session
I wanted to send out a quick report from our morning. We headed out of Shilshole at 6 am this morning. I was thinking about starting close at Meadow Point, but something in my gut told me to run across and fish Jeff Head. As we got close, I noticed that the main weekend fleet …
Quick Coho Salmon Limit at Jeff Head
Well, the boat was already hooked up to the truck so I figured I’d head out for an hour or two. I headed out to Jeff Head on a solo mission. These summer days are getting a little shorter each day, so getting in on the tail end of the salmon season seemed like a …
Seattle Tyee Salmon! 30 Pound Hatchery Chinook
Today was one for the record books for Spot Tail Salmon Guides! One of my favorite Seattle fishing charters had a banner day on Puget Sound out of Seattle. It isn’t often that we get a chance to see a Chinook of this caliper so close to the Emerald City on Puget Sound, but the …
Jeff Head Salmon Fishing & Bainbridge Crabbing
Family fishing days are the best fishing days. My mom and dad joined me for a morning on Puget Sound for a little salmon fishing and crab pot soaking! We launched the boat at Seattle’s Eddie Vine Boat Launch near Shilshole. Salmon fishing has been pretty good. Crabbing for us has been hit and miss. …
Puget Sound Marine Area 10 Salmon Fishing – June 19, 2020
Summer salmon fishing season is finally upon us here in Seattle and the rest of Puget Sound! Good friends Ross and Bianca joined me this morning for another great day on Puget Sound. Fishing has been pretty good for Resident Coho Salmon, so we decided to start out trolling at Jeff Head. It was a …
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Seattle Marine Area 10 Resident Coho Salmon Report – June 16, 2020
I am really pleased that my family has finally caught the fishing bug! Today I took out my parents and brother out salmon fishing in Puget Sound. Resident Coho fishing in Seattle’s Marine Area 10 has been pretty good lately, and it was a perfect day to take my folks out. It was their first …
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Seattle Resident Coho Fishing – June 14, 2020
Puget Sound is truly my happy place, and I’ve been waiting for the return of the summer salmon fishing season. Today, I fulfilled a promise I made on Christmas Eve to my cousin, to take her and her family out salmon fishing. I have waited patiently for that perfect mix of easy fishing and good …
Puget Sound Lingcod Fishing May 5, 2020
It felt so good being back on the water after a month plus of no fishing! I had ample time to prep my Lingcod gear for the Puget Sound opener and was ready. We launched at Shilshole with a bit of confusion on whether the launch and parking area was open or not, but we …
Edmonds Coho Derby Scouting Mission September 6
The Edmonds Coho Derby is this weekend! Saturday and Sunday are going to be awesome if you salmon fish in Puget Sound… and like a little friendly competition. We went fishing this morning to get warmed up and formulate our game plan. Coho salmon are just starting to push into Puget Sound in decent numbers. …
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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Last Call for Catch & Keep Marine Area 10 Chinook – Summer 2019
Yesterday we found out that the show’s almost over… one more day! We had a great run this year, but today is the final day to keep Summer Chinook Salmon in Seattle’s Marine Area 10. So I called a few buddies and planned for a quick morning trip before work. We met super early, untied …
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Mooching in the Rain and Chinook Bounty
I poured my first cup of coffee at 4 am this morning with the sound of heavy rain outside my kitchen window. It would be a soaker during our morning mooching trip. One of those rare summer rainstorms that makes you feel like we have time-warped straight into fall. It was the first time I …
Seattle (Marine Area 10) Salmon Fishing July 31
Josh and I headed out very early this morning for a few hour mooching session before work. I have trailered all month, and finally have my moorage figured out. Having a boat moored is the only way to go during summer salmon season, especially for quick trips like today. We motored out of Shilshole, filled …
Salmon Mooching Success July 26
We skipped yesterday’s Puget Sound Chinook opener, but made it out today and it sure was a good one! The crew comprised of my two good buddies Ross and Chris, and of course boat mascot and salty dog Miles. Last week was his tenth birthday but he’s still barking at seagulls and diligently stares at …
