Blog Posts – Species – Chinook – Page 2 of 7

Explaining the Marine Area 10 closure, re-opening in August 2023

December 6, 2023December 5, 2023 by Kyle

marine area 10 chinook king salmon near seattle aug 2023

The summer salmon season in 2023 was one of the absolute best in quite some time!

The abundance of coho and chinook results in many wonderful fish-catching adventures throughout the Puget Sound, Strait, and Ocean.

However, many anglers will best remember 2023 for the two very confusing, confounding, and anger-inducing closures that occurred in Marine Area 10 and Marine Area 11.

This blog article attempts to explain the Marine Area 10 closure in much greater detail than how most of us have previously understood it.

Tidal River Chinook fishing and my new favorite lure – Sep 2023

March 30, 2024September 5, 2023 by Kyle

Right now, every river salmon fisherman in the PNW with proximity to saltwater is trying to figure out how to get it done on the tidal push of chinook coming their way. I want to explore this topic of “timing the tides”, but also highlight what is now my new favorite lure!

Puget Sound Catching is at its peak! Sep 2023

March 30, 2024September 3, 2023 by Kyle

Marine Area 10 limits of pink and coho Aug 2023

“That’s why they call it fishing” a statement often issued after a difficult fishing trip, or maybe during chinook season when things don’t always line up to put fish in the box.

What’s going on right now in Puget Sound though is called catching!

It’s river chinook time and that means bobber downs!

March 30, 2024August 30, 2023 by Kyle

River chinook august 2023 caught on float and eggs

Maybe you’ve already got a full freezer from a successful season of saltwater salmon fishing, or maybe this is your first opportunity to wet a line for chinook. Regardless, angling for chinook in our local or coastal river is my FAVORITE PNW harvest recreation activity and you don’t want to miss out on the fun!

I went out this morning and got my limit in a few hours, so I feel inspired to write about river fishing for Chinook and tell you my story.

Why you should fish Buoy 10 and our lessons learned

March 30, 2024August 22, 2023 by Kyle

Every year I have a friend who has fished with me from Arizona for the past 14 years. We’ve done many fisheries all over Western Washington and this year we decided to take on the mother of them all: Buoy 10.

Keep reading to learn why we chose Buoy 10, why you should consider it, and a few lessons we learned as Buoy 10 newbs.

Easy Shioyaki Salmon Recipe

August 12, 2023 by Cara Towle

Shioyaki means “salt grilled” in Japanese. Shio = salt and yaki = grilled and the way it brings the natural flavor out of salmon and other fish is simply amazing!

This blog post breaks it down in a super easy way for you to make your own Shioyaki Salmon or other type of fish.

Chinook salmon retention closed in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton Area)

March 30, 2024August 4, 2023 by Kyle

Ash holds king chinook from marine area 10

Sad news and a sad day for Puget Sound chinook anglers who now have all the interior middle Puget Sound marine areas closed for chinook harvest.

Marine Area 9 Fishing Trip July 2023

March 30, 2024July 31, 2023 by Kyle

MA9 chinook unmarked wild king released july 2023

I took my Dad out fishing for chinook and coho in Marine Area 9 on the final set of openings in the limited season for chinook in 2023 and wanted to share our trip experience, and lessons learned and write a little bit about what’s next for Puget Sound chinook anglers.

Westport Salmon Fishing 2023

March 30, 2024July 24, 2023 by Kyle

limits of westport chinook and coho 14 11 and 10

With a 2023 salmon season management approach favoring the ocean and a robust forecast of chinook and coho headed for the Columbia River, the almost perfect set of conditions have been created to produce one of the most epic salmon fishing opportunities out of Westport, WA in recent memory.

This post is all about getting you prepped to head out there and give it a go. You South Sound chinook fisherman who’s already had their season closed. You know who you are and you know you’ve been thinking about it!

Changes I made to stop losing big chinook while trolling

March 30, 2024July 16, 2023 by Kyle

Holding a 17 lb westport chinook king salmon

If you’ve been a follower of our YouTube channel (you should be!), you know that we ran out to Neah Bay not long after the June salmon opener for a single-day incredible turn-and-burn trip. And on that trip, we hooked into 8 quality chinook but lost 6 of those, and only landed 2.

I’ve recently made some changes and have gone 11 for 11 on quality chinook since those changes. This blog post is to highlight what exactly I changed.