Author: markyuasa

Washington salmon forecasts come to light and nearly 7.8-million Puget Sound pinks are predicted to return, which is more than 3.9 million compared to the 2023 forecast

March 1, 2025

Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW Salmon anglers will likely be blushing with delight after WDFW fishery managers unveiled the 2025-2026 salmon forecasts at a public meeting on Friday, Feb. 28 in Olympia, and it appears a really strong number of Puget Sound pink salmon will arrive in late summer. The Feb. 28 “kickoff” meeting is […]

Washington salmon fishing seasons in 2024-2025 are similar to last season along with added time on the water in several areas for coho and sockeye

April 12, 2024

Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW SEATTLE – The Pacific Fishery Management Council week-long meeting wrapped up on Thursday, April 11, thus setting the tentative salmon fishing seasons and anglers should find statewide opportunities that’ll likely mirror last season. That long winding road in the two-month season-setting process known as North of Falcon, is a term […]

WDFW releases mixed bag forecast for Chinook and coho, while two sockeye runs could be a boon for summer fisheries

March 1, 2024

Initial salmon forecasts are just the first step during this long two-month salmon season setting process where fishery managers create 2024-25 fisheries Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW All eyes are focused on what the future holds for the 2024-25 recreational salmon fishing seasons, and while anglers should find opportunities there’ll likely issues to overcome due […]

Here’s some holiday cheer to get excited about! If the stars align, spring and early summer Columbia River salmon returns could offer decent fishing in 2024

December 11, 2023

Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW What better way to celebrate the upcoming holidays than relishing some possible early good news for 2024 Columbia River salmon returns! The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this past week released the Columbia River spring and early summer salmon forecasts and indications continue to point toward plenty of […]

Washington salmon seasons set will be fairly like 2022, and nearly 4.0-million pink salmon will provide an added salmon species to catch this summer

April 7, 2023

Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW Anglers will be able to look forward to fishing opportunities that’ll likely mirror last season, plus a forecasted robust return of nearly 4.0 million pink salmon heading to Puget Sound, and a stable Chinook and coho forecasts will boost ocean fisheries too. The process in developing Puget Sound salmon seasons […]

Washington salmon forecasts come to light and nearly 4.0-million Puget Sound pinks are predicted to return that should have anglers blushing with joy this summer

March 3, 2023

Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW WDFW fishery managers unveiled the 2023 salmon forecasts at a public meeting today (March 3) in Lacey, and it appears a decent number of pinks will arrive in late summer and in general Puget Sound, and the coast and Columbia River could see similarities to 2022. Despite an improvement compared […]

More promising news as the Columbia River fall Chinook forecast appears better than 2022

February 23, 2023

Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW More Columbia River salmon forecasts are coming out ahead of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) public salmon forecast meeting on March 3 in Lacey. The latest are the Columbia River fall Chinook forecasts that appear better on paper compared to 2022 and other early indications the overall […]