Puyallup River Salmon Fishing 2024

Puyallup River salmon fishing is a local annual tradition that anglers from all the nearby areas flock to participate in. Once boasting great returns of both salmon and steelhead, now the river is a magnet for odd-year pink salmon anglers and those who focus on the often abundant runs of kings (chinook) and silvers (coho) … Read more

Skagit River Salmon Fishing 2024

The Skagit River is the premier river of the north cascades draining a massive watershed and providing up to 80% of the influx of freshwater into the Puget Sound. Winding through miles of mountainous terrain, foothills, and farmland before dumping into Skagit Bay between Stanwood and La Conner. This unique Skagit River salmon fishing page … Read more

Lessons Learned from Puget Sound Coho Fishing in 2024

Coho double on Puget Sound

I haven’t gotten out to fish coho in Puget Sound as much as I was hoping due to a knee procedure that took me out for a solid 2 weeks in the heart of prime coho season on Puget Sound.

I did however get out several times and like every year, there are a few lessons learned worth sharing, so that’s what this blog post is all about!

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My fastest chinook limit in Puget Sound

Fastest limit of chinook salmon on a solo trip near Point Defiance in Marine Area 11

Salmon fishing in Puget Sound right now is exceptional! And for the most part, we’ve had a really good season in 2024. This blog post will discuss where we are in our Puget Sound salmon seasons and share my recent trip limiting on chinook in 5 minutes from the boat launch in Marine Area 11.

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Puget Sound Crab Season 2024

limits of summer salmon and crab from Puget Sound

Now we know it’s summer right?! When WDFW Announces the summer crab regulations for Puget Sound, it’s like “Game on!”

Dropping crab pots and fishing for salmon in Puget Sound is an annual event, heritage and pastime that many of us have built fond memories participating in.

This blog post breaks down all the specifics, provides links to helpful resources and adds some additional insight and ideas for your crabby summer plans!

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2024 Puget Sound Spot Shrimp Season

shrimping hood canal round pot 3

Our favorite time of the year is at hand! The opportunity to harvest the delicious, the delectable, the delightful: Spot Shrimp of Puget Sound.

This blog post has all the basic information you need to know about the seasons in 2024 and a few helpful resources to refresh your shrimping knowledge since it has been about a year since we were last out there hauling up our pots.

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Persistence pays off when fishing the Columbia River for Spring Chinook

Putting a columbia river spring chinook in the boat

Fishing for springers on the Columbia River is best described as “grinding” since the bites are often so few and far between. Our season in 2024 was definitely defined by the word grind, however it also made us better spring chinook anglers and this blog post will outline why that is.

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When to go Ocean bottomfishing in 2024

Tim poses with big lingcod

For some, spring is marked by the beginning of baseball season, but for many fishy folks, it’s all about ocean bottomfishing opening up!

And that time is this coming weekend, Saturday, March 9th.

I’ve got so many resources for you to consider to get all caught up on ocean bottomfishing prep and ideas in this blog post that we have to get right to it.

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