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 have prepped the boat, gear and bait donning full rain …
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 my bait cooler with water, threw a couple …
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 the end of the line nervously, waiting for a slab …
Puget Sound Chinook Fishing July 22
Today was another picture perfect day on Puget Sound. We headed out a few days before the Chinook kill season to scout out a few of our favorite salmon mooching areas and experienced some great fishing! Our crew were all new moochers, but picked up the technique quickly and found a few really nice salmon to play with. We fished a number of spots …
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, but it can also be more subtle as …
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 little mooching. I did bring the trolling gear, but I wanted to …
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 back to downrigger fishing. Yeah, that mooching thing …
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 Chinook. The fleet was out in full force this …
Seattle Salmon Fishing June 16
Puget Sound Salmon Fishing Report This is the beginning of our favorite time of year, summer salmon season on beautiful Puget Sound! It's a time when the salmon start to come home. Shoals of herring can be found around the edges of our large underwater banks that surround Seattle's marine environs, and draw in Chinook and Coho Salmon for an …
Puget Sound Spot Shrimping and Lingcod Report
This morning was thrilling, productive, bitter sweet and full of milestones all at the same time. I spent the day with two good friends (three... sorry boat dog Miles). We experienced the best Puget Sound shrimping with the fastest limits I've seen in my life. Beautiful weather. The very first day of shrimping that we finished out catching some big …
Kingston Chinook Salmon Fishing
Salmon Fishing near Kingston, Washington Kingston was named after one of its founding fathers, but it most certainly could have been named after the Chinook, or King Salmon that congregate in great numbers in front of the harbor. This is one of my all time favorite places on the planet to salmon fish, and it is less than a fifteen minute boat …
Blackmouth Fishing at Racetrack January 20
Never trust a marine forecast. I can't tell you how many times I have been blindsided by the weatherman. It is rare that summer weather will be intense enough to keep us from fishing, but winter is a completely different story. Today was one of those days that gave us a nice surprise. Last night, the forecast called for light winds. This …
Puget Sound Orca Survival: Don’t Scapegoat Sportfishing
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 …
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12 Great Lures for Chinook Salmon Fishing in Puget Sound
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 …
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Quick Salmon Mooching Trip Seattle
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 …