CohOctober! 1

It's been a while since we've seen a coho season around here with "legs" like this one.

What am I talking about? Well, when a spawning run of salmon in these parts provides action and opportunity for three solid months… it has "legs" or the ability to run a long distance.

I guess after 2010's "coho no-show" we had a good run coming but just think about the 2011 silver season for a second: it started almost un-noticed in August due to the swarms of pink salmon, provided excellent, boat-limit fishing in September for the final two events of the Northwest Salmon Derby Series and is still providing solid action even as we speak!

To get a good idea how the action has been, I jumped aboard Nick Kester of All Star Charters boat to see for myself! 

Once we arrived at the "Shipwreck" north of Edmonds, it wasn't long before we were into a hot coho! Nick mans the net and coaches up his client!

No sooner did we get the first fish in the box and Boom! fish number two is on and it's a dandy!

Nick slides the twine under the chunky coho and he is all ours!

A very proud angler holding one very big, chrome reason to keep fishing this fall!

Catching saltwater coho when it's closer to Halloween than Labor Day is an unusual opportunity for Puget Sound anglers and when you add our new winter crab seasons to the mix, well… it's going to be very hard to pull the tarp over the boat for the winter!

Heck with the tarp! Let's get out on the sound!