Category: Nelly’s Notables

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 […]

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 […]

Early salmon forecasts for the Columbia River reveal a brighter outlook in 2023

December 16, 2022

Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW Here’s an early gift that’ll surely bring joy to many salmon anglers holiday wish list! The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) this past week released their Columbia River spring Chinook salmon forecast and early indications point toward a blissful fishing opportunity. A total of 307,800 wild and hatchery […]