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Lower Columbia River Fishing 2023

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2021 Columba River fishing – couple of springers

The lower Columbia River consists of all the fishable water from Buoy 10 to the Bonneville pool. There are several species of fish to target across a number of unique runs bound for the upper reaches or lower river tributaries, but all must pass through the waters of the lower Columbia River.

This blog post is meant to be a trip planning resource more than anything. We will share data on recent catches, run timing information, run specific forecasts and help understanding regulations to make you a better angler on the lower Columbia River.

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Puget Sound Salmon Forecasts 2023

Nice chinook salmon caught around Sekiu

This is the big forecast news dump we’ve been waiting for! There’s so much information on what we can expect with regards to salmon fishing in Puget Sound revealed at the beginning of North of Falcon with these forecasts now released.

There was also some framing of the kind of salmon seasons we can expect. I will unpack all of it for you in this blog post, including details about the nearly 4 million pinks (humpies) expected to return to Puget Sound in 2023!

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Skagit River Salmon Fishing 2022

The Skagit River is Puget Sound’s most important resource as it dumps 80% of the freshwater that flows into the Puget Sound annually. The Skagit originates in the iconic and beautiful North Cascades being met by many important tributaries as it winds its way along highway 20 westward until it meets the saltwater estuary of Skagit Bay.

All five species of pacific salmon return to the Skagit River making it the only river in the Puget Sound and one of very few in Washington State which can make such a claim.

This blog article attempts to concentrate in one place the angling opportunity, fishing regulations and hatchery data to make your research and trip planning to the Skagit River as simple as possible.

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WDFW News Release: Sockeye fishing expands on much of the Columbia River as returns exceed expectations

June 30, 2022
Contact: Fish Program, 360-902-2700
Public Affairs contact: Ben Anderson, 360-902-0045

Sockeye fishing expands on much of the Columbia River as returns exceed expectations

Additional summer Chinook opportunity also scheduled

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