Seattle Washington Fishing Blog
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 …
Puget Sound Orca Survival: Don’t Scapegoat SportfishingRead More
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 Puget Sound! If you are …
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 would go fishing in Seattle's Marine Area 10 for …
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 my home. Chinook Salmon won't open anywhere …
Epic Resident Coho Salmon Fishing Report For SeattleRead More
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 one of the tastiest shellfish …
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 Puget …
Point No Point Chinook Salmon Fishing near Hansville, Washington Point No Point, Pilot Point and Skunk Bay are a few of Puget Sound's best Chinook Salmon fishing spots. Most Chinook Salmon that return to Puget Sound swim by here, often stopping to feed on the massive amount of bait that collects in the tide rips off Point No Point. Point No Point …
Best Places To Fish For Chinook Salmon In Puget Sound Many Pacific Northwest residents are excited to wet a line this year for salmon in Puget Sound. The return of Chinook Salmon to the Sound draws the greatest excitement, after all they are the King of all Salmon. The chance at a hefty Chinook leads many to head out on our local waters all summer …
How to Rig and Setup Crab Pots. Dungeness Crabs are abundant in every bay and inlet along the Pacific Coast and are considered a summertime delicacy. The beauty of living near the saltwater and being able to head out in even a small boat and catch these tasty shellfish is not lost on thousands of people who go out crabbing every summer. I wrote …
Lingcod Fishing in Puget Sound I spend most of the month of May fishing for Lingcod in Puget Sound. Lingcod fishing is the Puget Sound's most popular bottom fish fishery. They are strong fighters and very aggressive. Plus their fillets make for a mean fish and chips! Lingcod can grow to impressive size and with Puget Sound's conservative …
Possession Bar Lingcod Lingcod fishing in Puget Sound opened Tuesday May 1 and we decided to try our luck! I can't recall the last time I was out on opening day for Lingcod. But with four willing friends and a decent weather forecast we made an appearance on Possession Bar. I took out my good friends Chris, Mike, Jackson and Jacob. I can't say …
Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Puget Sound Spot Shrimp are incredibly abundant and the season is almost underway! May is shrimping month but there are usually only a few days that we can harvest Spot Shrimp. So it is critical to clear your schedule, prep your gear and mix your bait. Spot Shrimp are a local favorite and very popular. Spot Shrimp are …
How to Catch Spot Shrimp Spot Shrimp are the most sought after shrimp on our coast because they are huge an oh so tasty! Spot Shrimp will congregate by the thousands in small areas that provide enough junk on the bottom for them to graze on. When they are spawning they can form into swarms as high as ten feet off the bottom, and if you happen to …
Fly Fishing For Cutthroat Trout and Resident Coho in Puget Sound Puget Sound has a great fishery that is unknown to most people and that is fly fishing for Sea Run Cutthroat Trout, Chinook and Coho Salmon next to its beaches. The Puget Sound has almost 2,500 miles of shoreline. That is a lot of gravel beaches and oyster beds. Most of it is prime …
