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Full steam ahead for great late-summer fishing options
Bymarkyuasa August 6, 2018

Keeping the boat engine purring this month is a high priority as salmon runs are peaking in many places and other freshwater fishing opportunities are hitting a high note. This adrenaline “fishing” rush hits me every August as the window of hooking migratory salmon begins to feel like I’m chasing the caboose of steam train….

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Lake Washington and other statewide lakes offer plenty of warm-water fish to catch in summer
Bymarkyuasa July 23, 2018

Many anglers right now are glued to their fish-finders seeking out salmon in Puget Sound, but what few realize is the fun and excitement being had by others on statewide lakes. “We’re at the peak fishing time for many warm-water fish species including perch and bass,” said Danny Garrett, the WDFW warm-water species biologist. “We’ve…

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5 Tips for Brewster Sockeye!
Byjasonbrooks July 18, 2018

Brewster Pool Sockeye! by Jason Brooks With the summer heat setting in and water temperatures rising the Okanogan river is too warm for the Lake Osoyoos Sockeye to migrate. This means that as the fish stack up in Columbia river at the famed Brewster Pool you can easily catch these tasty fish. Here are a…

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Ample salmon fishing choices from the coast clear into Puget Sound with some decent action
Bymarkyuasa July 9, 2018

Hold onto your rod-and-reel as the summer salmon fisheries have started off on a high note in some marine waterways. The Strait of Juan de Fuca king salmon fisheries got off to a relatively good start mainly in the eastern section off Port Angeles and to a slightly lesser degree to the west off Sekiu….

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Some coastal salmon fisheries underway, but sub-par returns could put a damper on success
Bymarkyuasa June 25, 2018

The focus on summer salmon fishing has now shifted to the coast where Neah Bay, La Push and Ilwaco opened Saturday and it appears the best prospects will likely occur in the northern areas based on commercial catches. “We’ve had some decent success rates up north for the commercial trollers in Area 4 (Neah Bay…

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Monster channel catfish and carp caught this past weekend at Green Lake in the heart of Seattle
Bymarkyuasa June 12, 2018

It looks like the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) channel catfish stocking plants that occurred at Green Lake in North Seattle and other statewide lakes and ponds more than two decades ago are paying off their dividends. On Saturday, Ahmed Majeed of Kent was out on the lake for a day of fishing…

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Early chinook action in Tacoma like the “good old days” and Puget Sound crab seasons announced
Bymarkyuasa June 11, 2018

If the first 10 days of June are any indication of what’s to come this summer for Puget Sound chinook then hold on tightly to your fishing pole as there will be plenty of action on the horizon. The spotlight is shining brightly on south-central Puget Sound in the Tacoma area (Marine Catch Area 11)…

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Time to gear up for summer Puget Sound Dungeness crab season beginning on June 30, and Straits open next week
Bymarkyuasa June 8, 2018

Dungeness crab seekers have reason to make the upcoming Father’s Day weekend very special as the Strait of Juan de Fuca from Neah Bay to Sekiu opens June 16 for Dungeness crab fishing. That will be followed by some Puget Sound areas opening on June 30 in what fisheries managers say could be a good summer…

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High Country Trout!
Byjasonbrooks May 30, 2018

High Country Trout by Jason Brooks With Memorial Day weekend over and the “unofficial” start of summer it is time to dust off the hiking boots and fill up the backpacks. A higher than normal snow pack is coming off of the mountains quickly as May turned out to be the warmest and driest on…

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Early summer salmon fisheries get underway June 1 in freshwater and marine areas
Bymarkyuasa May 28, 2018

All eyes are on 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 streams and lakes. Anglers have already started prepping their fishing gear to hit the Skagit River and Baker Lake where 35,002 sockeye are forecast…

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