I’m in the ESPN/KIRO Outdoor Line studio on Saturday with Tom Nelson, Joey Pyburn and Bob Buchanan. Tune in from 6-8 a.m. where we’ll talk about Puget Sound Chinook, Buoy 10, Columbia River sockeye, mooching, jigging and meat lining, and more! Go to theoutdoorline.com

Coming in hot!

Here’s our latest blog on reopening Marine Areas 10 and 11 for Chinook salmon fishing on July 25-27. WDFW fishery managers weighing options for Marine Areas 7 and 9 and look for an update later this week. wdfw.medium.com/new-blog-the-s…?

UPDATE: Here’s our latest blog on adding Marine Area 7 as well as Marine Areas 10 and 11 reopening for Chinook fishing on July 25-27. WDFW fishery managers still weighing future opportunities for Marine Areas 9 and look for an update soon. wdfw.medium.com/new-blog-the-s…

Visited “The Palm Springs of Washington”for a three-day work retreat!😂

The summer sockeye fisheries in CWA have been hot from the record return! Pick up a copy of the August Northwest Sportsman Magazine issue where I’ll dive into Lake Wenatchee as another great sockeye option. The magazine hits the newsstands soon or subscribe at nwsportsmanmag.com!

Be sure to grab the August Northwest Yachting Magazine issue where I dig into plenty of late summer fishing options! To subscribe, go to nwyachting.com.

It’s been a summer of sockeye especially at Lake Wenatchee where the updated “record return” is 166,000-plus which is eight times the spawning escapement! Grab the August The Reel News “Fishing Tails” column at a local tackle shop/outdoor retailer or visit thereelnews.com

It was another very busy week on the salmon fishing front with additional Chinook salmon openers announced in two Puget Sound marine areas. Read more a blog I did along with our CAPE team at WDFW. wdfw.medium.com/new-blog-the-s…

Summer mango madness Snowy Village USA in U-District!

While I enjoy catching salmon, simply watching them blows me away with amazement. These Chinook - along with sockeye and coho - who return right in heart of Seattle are nearing their peak. To date 6,466 Chinook have passed the Ballard Locks fish ladder. Be sure to check it out!

The sockeye returns are bountiful across several areas in CWA and WWA this summer! In fact, surplus sockeye returning to Baker Lake will go towards rebuilding sockeye runs in Lake Washington and Lake Cushman. wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/report…

Salmon fishing in Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco) to reopen Aug. 19–22. Other coastal ports including Marine Areas 4, 3, and 2 are open daily for salmon through Sept. 15 but could close earlier if quotas/guidelines are met. Read our #wdfw blog for details. wdfw.medium.com/new-blog-the-s…

The coho salmon fisheries are ramping up across Puget Sound! Be sure to pick up a copy of the September Northwest Sportsman Magazine issue where I cash in on all the good bank fishing prospects and what to use to catch them. Subscribe at nwsportsmanmag.com!

Be sure to pick up a copy of the September Northwest Yachting Magazine where I reel in all the already hot coho salmon fishing action happening in many of the marine areas, plus some late fall Chinook options! To subscribe, go to nwyachting.com.

Flashes of silver are appearing all across Puget Sound, which should generate a decent salmon fishery for weeks to come! Read more in the September The Reel News “Fishing Tails” available at your local tackle shop/outdoor retailer or visit the website at thereelnews.com

Well that didn’t take long! Got the fishing lines out behind the boat at 6:45 a.m., made several passes in Marine Area 10 south of Edmonds Marina, and done with four coho up to 9 pounds in the boat by 8 a.m.!

Here’s a great piece I worked on with our WDFW Watchable Wildlife Program team! Get out to see all the salmon migrating back now and through early winter across our state!

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