By Mark Yuasa A bunch of Pacific blue fin tuna caught off the southern coast including a verified 90-plus pounder hitting the decks of the Ilwaco Tuna Club. Multiple white croakers reeled in by a surf angler off Westport. Catches of thresher, blue and Mako sharks to striped marlin as well as mahi-mahi and Spanish […]
We’ve turned the corner on summer and are now headed into what I refer as one of the busiest times for Pacific Northwest anglers although many feel like the clock is working against them as they nail down as much time on the water before fall chores or back to school duties become the priorities. […]
No matter what color you choose – pink, yellow, silver or flashes of chrome mottled with purple and black – anglers can expect a rather colorful fishing experience in the months ahead. Let’s first take a look at what will be blushing across Puget Sound and that’s a modest return of 608,388 pink salmon (a […]
The sockeye watch has hit full stride for Baker Lake, Lake Washington and the Columbia River. Many eyeballs are peering toward Baker Lake as peak timing of the sockeye run is right now through next week with a forecast of 33,737. “We had a bunch of fires to put out (Monday) including a broken fish […]
The July weather isn’t scorching hot, but who cares about putting on an extra layer of clothing when the salmon fishing is hotter than coals right now off the coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and in some open areas of Puget Sound. “Fishing is pretty good for kings in the Strait (Areas 5 and […]
Digging into the data on the just completed 2018-2019 coastal razor clam season revealed some improvements compared to previous years, and for the moment it appears things are looking bright on the near horizon. “Last season was moderate with an improvement from the previous one,” said Dan Ayres, the WDFW (Washington Department of Fish and […]
Let’s Go Bottom Fishing! By Jason Brooks With upcoming halibut day’s ahead, it is time to go out and get some white fleshed meat for the freezer before the salmon arrive! In the next few weeks there are a few select days to catch halibut but other bottom fish that are just as tasty are […]
Anglers can now mark dates on the summer calendar for setting their Dungeness crab pots in many areas of Puget Sound. The Dungeness crab seasons in Marine Catch Areas east of Bonilla-Tatoosh Island boundary line (Area 4), Sekiu (5), Port Angeles (6), east side of Whidbey Island (8-1 and 8-2) and northern Puget Sound (9) […]
It’s really starting to feel a lot like summer and hope springs eternal with all the fishing opportunities blooming around the Pacific Northwest. Many are prepping their boats and fishing gear for the ocean salmon opener on June 22 where big surge of coho and fair number of kings are forecasted to arrive off the […]
Many are gearing up for early returning salmon runs including sockeye – one of the first summer migrating salmon species – and chinook making the journey from the ocean back to natal rivers and lakes. “There’s a lot going on right in many fisheries and folks just need to diversify what they want to target […]
