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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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Destination: Haida Gwaii!
Byjasonbrooks June 22, 2018

Fishing at West Coast Resort’s Englefield Bay by Jason Brooks For the angler that has ever dreamt of a place where you can catch big Chinook surrounded by towering mountains and abundant wildlife, Haida Gwaii is the place for you. This group of atolls forms an archipelago north of Vancouver Island off the…

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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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Puget Sound Dungeness crab fisheries faced with summer closures south of Vashon Island due to poor abundance levels
Bymarkyuasa May 14, 2018

The hey days of the Puget Sound Dungeness crab fisheries could be a thing of the past as some marine areas mainly south of Seattle will be faced with summer closures due a drastic dip in abundance. “We haven’t been this low in Puget Sound for Dungeness crab harvest since 2012, and in general it was below…

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Englefield Bay: Your annual angling trip of a lifetime!
ByTom May 3, 2018

To be completely honest, I cannot really recall how I became aware of the magnificent fishing in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) but I’m certain that I was a very young angler that was quite impressionable. However, the reverent tones that this incredible location inspired among the anglers that I deeply respected left a…

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