The July weather isn’t scorching hot, but who cares about putting on an extra layer of clothing when the salmon fishing is hotter than coals right now off the coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and in some open areas of Puget Sound. “Fishing is pretty good for kings in the Strait (Areas 5 and…
Digging into the data on the just completed 2018-2019 coastal razor clam season revealed some improvements compared to previous years, and for the moment it appears things are looking bright on the near horizon. “Last season was moderate with an improvement from the previous one,” said Dan Ayres, the WDFW (Washington Department of Fish and…
Let’s Go Bottom Fishing! By Jason Brooks With upcoming halibut day’s ahead, it is time to go out and get some white fleshed meat for the freezer before the salmon arrive! In the next few weeks there are a few select days to catch halibut but other bottom fish that are just as tasty are…
Anglers can now mark dates on the summer calendar for setting their Dungeness crab pots in many areas of Puget Sound. The Dungeness crab seasons in Marine Catch Areas east of Bonilla-Tatoosh Island boundary line (Area 4), Sekiu (5), Port Angeles (6), east side of Whidbey Island (8-1 and 8-2) and northern Puget Sound (9)…
It’s really starting to feel a lot like summer and hope springs eternal with all the fishing opportunities blooming around the Pacific Northwest. Many are prepping their boats and fishing gear for the ocean salmon opener on June 22 where big surge of coho and fair number of kings are forecasted to arrive off the…
Many are gearing up for early returning salmon runs including sockeye – one of the first summer migrating salmon species – and chinook making the journey from the ocean back to natal rivers and lakes. “There’s a lot going on right in many fisheries and folks just need to diversify what they want to target…
May is a wonderful time to head out on the water and wet a line, but first let’s dig this news! It has been a grand coastal razor clam digging season this spring and winter and a few more days were added into the mix on May 18-20 at Mocrocks beaches. “The weather will determine…
While the weather was somewhat windy for the statewide lowland lakes trout opener on Saturday that didn’t stop thousands from trying their luck at catching fish. “Everyone I talked to said that fishing was really good, but the winds were pretty blustery across the state late (Saturday) morning, which probably shortened some people’s trips somewhat,”…
While many will be hitting hundreds of statewide lakes for trout in the upcoming weeks and others are gearing up for the May 1 lingcod and May 2 halibut fisheries, it is also a time to look at details of upcoming salmon fishing seasons. Those involved in the North of Falcon salmon season setting process…
There’s nothing more thrilling than pulling up a pot loaded with prawn-size spot shrimp and what’s guaranteed for the 2019 season is anglers can jot May 11 on their “must go” fishing dates for Puget Sound and Hood Canal. “It will likely be an average spot shrimp season,” said Don Velasquez, a Washington Department of…