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Late-summer salmon fishing options heating up at places like Buoy 10 plus many others fish species on the bite
Bymarkyuasa August 17, 2020

By Mark Yuasa Chinook salmon runs are peaking in many places and it all boils down to knowing that when mid-August rolls around, time is working against us. While that’s the case there are options from the Columbia River to Willapa Bay and Westport and clear into southern Puget Sound. “It’s tougher than I thought…

Read More Late-summer salmon fishing options heating up at places like Buoy 10 plus many others fish species on the bite
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Late-summer salmon fishing options continue to blossom all across the Pacific Northwest and success remains decent in some places
Bymarkyuasa August 3, 2020

By Mark Yuasa This is my favorite and most busy time of the year to wet a line with a multitude of salmon species spread throughout the Columbia River, the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca clear into Puget Sound and other fishing holes around the Pacific Northwest. Many are making plans to hit the…

Read More Late-summer salmon fishing options continue to blossom all across the Pacific Northwest and success remains decent in some places
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Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery and boost on Upper Columbia sockeye daily catch limit begins this Monday, plus updates on local halibut and chinook fisheries
Bymarkyuasa July 29, 2020

By Mark Yuasa The sockeye run heading up the Columbia River is waxing expectations, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has decided to open Lake Wenatchee and liberalized the Upper Columbia mainstem sockeye daily limit beginning this Monday (Aug. 3). “We’re expecting a good sockeye return of 35,000 to 40,000 (39,400 is…

Read More Lake Wenatchee sockeye fishery and boost on Upper Columbia sockeye daily catch limit begins this Monday, plus updates on local halibut and chinook fisheries
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Upper Columbia River top spot for summer chinook and sockeye, plus 710 ESPN Outdoor Line radio host Joey Pyburn offers insight on Puget Sound chinook season
Bymarkyuasa July 20, 2020

By Mark Yuasa The fishing adrenaline rush hits me around this time every summer and right now opportunities are exploding all across the state. Let’s start along the Upper Columbia River at a fishery known as Chelan Falls where summer chinook action has been going strong as fish continue to climb the 12-plus fish ladders…

Read More Upper Columbia River top spot for summer chinook and sockeye, plus 710 ESPN Outdoor Line radio host Joey Pyburn offers insight on Puget Sound chinook season
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Early outlook of coastal razor clam populations is upbeat after initial stock assessments and hopefully will allow digging to begin in early fall and into 2021
Bymarkyuasa July 6, 2020

By Mark Yuasa The 2019-2020 coastal razor clam digs were cut short due to the pandemic, which left millions of clams on beaches in what was turning out to be a memorable season and now all eyes are focused on the future. “We had a stupendous population of razor clams that were left on the…

Read More Early outlook of coastal razor clam populations is upbeat after initial stock assessments and hopefully will allow digging to begin in early fall and into 2021
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Summer Dungeness crab season gets the green light for crabbing enthusiasts to set pots in some Puget Sound areas as soon as July 2
Bymarkyuasa June 25, 2020

By Mark Yuasa There is no reason to feel crabby about this news! The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today the Puget Sound Dungeness crab fishery will begin next month in many marine areas including south-central Puget Sound which has been closed since 2018. The Dungeness crab season opens July 2 through Sept….

Read More Summer Dungeness crab season gets the green light for crabbing enthusiasts to set pots in some Puget Sound areas as soon as July 2
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Early reports indicate kings are lurking off southern and northern coast and to a much lesser degree around Westport
Bymarkyuasa June 23, 2020

By Mark Yuasa The coastal chinook fishery opened this past weekend and success was fair to good at times off the northern and southern coast. “It was slow for a salmon opener, and the weather wasn’t very good and effort was low,” said Wendy Beeghley, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) coastal salmon…

Read More Early reports indicate kings are lurking off southern and northern coast and to a much lesser degree around Westport
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More spot shrimp openers likely in some areas of Puget Sound plus a myriad of other summer fishing options happening now or coming up very soon
Bymarkyuasa June 22, 2020

By Mark Yuasa The Puget Sound spot shrimp fishery has been spot-on in many areas and it appears the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff are finalizing where anglers can once again set pots for the tasty prawn-sized critters. “We are going over the data to see what’s left and I can tell…

Read More More spot shrimp openers likely in some areas of Puget Sound plus a myriad of other summer fishing options happening now or coming up very soon
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Spot shrimp fishery in Puget Sound produced good catches and fishery managers will assess catch data to see if more days can be added later this month
Bymarkyuasa June 13, 2020

Preliminary reports from the Puget Sound spot shrimp opener on June 11 were decent. “It was a nice day and we surveyed Area 10 and 11 (central and south central Puget Sound) and it looks like most people did well,” said Don Velasquez, a WDFW shellfish manager. “We’ll be taking a look at the catch…

Read More Spot shrimp fishery in Puget Sound produced good catches and fishery managers will assess catch data to see if more days can be added later this month
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BREAKING: Waters off Neah Bay will reopen June 20 just in time for the all-coastal chinook fishery, and the entire coast opens for halibut on Aug. 6
Bymarkyuasa June 12, 2020

Just got word that the northern coast off Neah Bay (Marine Catch Area 4) will reopen for fishing on June 20 just in time for the chinook fishing season that begins June 20-28 off the entire coast from Neah south to Ilwaco. The Makah Reservation including the marinas and all services remains closed to visitors….

Read More BREAKING: Waters off Neah Bay will reopen June 20 just in time for the all-coastal chinook fishery, and the entire coast opens for halibut on Aug. 6