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…
Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW Summer is less than a week away – June 20 to be exact – and the 2024-2025 salmon fishing season is already off to a good start in several marine areas. A couple of pro tips include being willing to move from place to place to catch because leaving your…
Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW SEATTLE – The Pacific Fishery Management Council week-long meeting wrapped up on Thursday, April 11, thus setting the tentative salmon fishing seasons and anglers should find statewide opportunities that’ll likely mirror last season. That long winding road in the two-month season-setting process known as North of Falcon, is a term…
Lingcod! By Jason Brooks One of the most sought-after fish for eating is the lingcod. Known for their flakey white fillets and aggressive bite lingcod are not an actual cod at all but their own species. One of the most vicious fish that swims in the ocean grows fast and once they reach adulthood have…
Bottom Fishing Basics By Jason Brooks If you have been listening to the radio show these past few weeks then you have heard Nelly, Joey and myself talking about upcoming fisheries. One specifically keeps getting mentioned and that is bottom fishing, also known as rockfish or sea bass. It is a great fishery as well as…
Initial salmon forecasts are just the first step during this long two-month salmon season setting process where fishery managers create 2024-25 fisheries Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW All eyes are focused on what the future holds for the 2024-25 recreational salmon fishing seasons, and while anglers should find opportunities there’ll likely issues to overcome due…
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…
Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW We’ve turned the corner on summer and are now heading into one of the most bustling and exciting times for salmon anglers. Salmon fishing options in August are highlighted by the robust pink salmon catches happening right now with hot action around Puget Sound for a robust predicted return of…
Contributed by Mark Yuasa, WDFW The first official day of summer is a little more than a week away and some locations have produced some decent early action with more looming on the near horizon that includes the much-anticipated summer coastal salmon fishery. A few marine areas that were generating some fair to good fishing…
Every boat -no matter what size- has a personality borne of it’s design, power configuration and electrical system. The bigger the boat, the more complex the vessel’s “personality” and the longer the learning curve you’ll have getting to know her. So after four years running the Duckworth 30 OSXL “SeaBeast”, I have absolutely come to…