Blog Posts – Species – Page 12 of 16

2019 Utah Elk Hunting

March 25, 2024January 5, 2020 by Kyle

Standing on one of the highest ridges in the area looking for Elk in Utah

Hunting for elk in Utah during winter is an amazing experience whether you get to fill your elk tag or not.

On this Utah elk trip, we ended up with a whole lot of tag soup, but this was largely a factor of the deck not being stacked in our favor.

I’m not always as excited to write about trips that didn’t result in punching tags or fish. However, any hunting trip where you experience the kinds of backcountry views we had, where you learn a lot that can be applied to the next season, and where you stay safe and warm (mostly), is a great trip.

2020 Puget Sound Salmon Seasons

March 25, 2024December 23, 2019 by Kyle

Sekiu caught king — King caught off of Sekiu

2020 Salmon seasons have been released as the North of Falcon process concludes. While the biggest headline and disappointment is the loss of most of the winter blackmouth season in 2020-2021, it may only be a one year setback. Summer chinook seasons have a slightly higher quota. Everything kicks off on June 1st with the opening of the Marine Area 10 coho season.

My final update to this post is a link to the 2021 Puget sound salmon season post just released.

2019 Puget Sound Crab Season Extended into 2020

March 25, 2024December 13, 2019 by Kyle

Puget Sound Crab season extended into 2020. We also recently crabbed Marine Area 8-2 looking for big winter Dungeness crab.

Best Fishing Rod for Salmon

March 25, 2024November 28, 2019 by Kyle

Bright chinook king salmon on hoh with mike z ethan

Looking to buy that salmon fishing rod for yourself or someone special? Inside this guide to salmon fishing rods, we cover the best option for starting out salmon fishing and some more advanced options.

Marine Area 13 Chum Fishing, November 2019

March 25, 2024November 13, 2019 by Kyle

Puget Sound salmon fishing has tailored off significantly as coho runs are fully in the rivers (some runs like the Puyallup are basically over). Chum are now making their way through Puget Sound, but there is some bad news on that front we will dive into.

RV Camping near Aberdeen WA

March 25, 2024November 4, 2019 by Kyle

Hoquiam river from RV Park — Hoquiam river from the RV Park

With several consecutive outstanding razor clam tides on the coast, we wanted to stay a few nights at an RV Park near Aberdeen WA. We ended up finding Hoquiam River RV Park after a brief search.

Puget Sound Crab October 2019

March 25, 2024October 25, 2019 by Kyle

I finally got the boat back out on the water to try and get some crab on the last day of the season in Marine area 8-2 near Everett, WA.

Usually, this season remains open through December, but unfortunately this year WDFW announced the closure on Oct 24th. Why did it close early and how did we do?

River Fishing for Coho October 2019

March 25, 2024October 22, 2019 by Kyle

River fishing for Coho translates to some of the best fishing experiences in the Pacific Northwest. We are talking multiple fish days, lots of hookups, and fast action combined with the amazing beauty of the changing seasons.

Olympic Peninsula Salmon Fishing October 2019

March 25, 2024October 10, 2019 by Kyle

As the primary saltwater season in Puget Sound winds down and we don’t have an abundance of Blackmouth opportunities, the focus shifts to the rivers and in particular to the coastal rivers of the Olympic Peninsula.

First time deer hunting

March 25, 2024October 1, 2019 by Kyle

The very first fishing trip I remember was an amazing and epic trip to Lake Curlew in north eastern Washington.

We caught rainbow trout to our heart’s content. As many fish as we hooked, I think I was the one who ultimately was hooked, as I’ve not been able to go very long without thinking about fishing after that trip.

We went back to Curlew a few more times and the drive up would always be one of the best parts. The beauty of the hills, mountains, and woods of northeastern Washington was truly enchanting to me.

Returning to this area for the first deer hunt of my lifetime seemed fitting and driving past the lake filled my mind with these memories.