Pacific Northwest Fishing Reports

As of Monday, October 7th anglers may retain 2 hatchery coho in Marine Area 13...

We kick off our salmon sport fishing season on Washington's coast on June 22nd. We will be able to fish both Chinook & Coho. Coho numbers are up significantly and Chinook are just slightly down...

Though not the largest fish, resident Coho will open up June 1st in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton). These are readily biting fish and quite feisty for their size. Gearing your tackle down will give you a little sport...

Here's some information on salmon forecast numbers for the this upcoming 2019 salmon season. This is just the start of our North of Falcon season setting process. Some things are are better some things are worse...

With improved returns of Chinook and Coho salmon to the Lewis River and Cedar Creek WDFW will remove the salmon closures it put upon these streams earlier in the season. Both streams reopen on December 6th, 2018.

Once again due to lower than expected returns of Chinook and Coho we are seeing additional restrictions and closures on the Lewis River as well as Cedar Creek...

The Dungeness River has reopened to fishing effective November 1st. With the recent rains the river has returned to more normal levels allowing passage of Coho to the hatchery complex...

Here's a little opportunity to do a little salmon fishing this Fall. The Naselle River opens today (October 16th) for Coho and Chum...

Due to lower than expected returns of Chinook and Coho to the Yakima, WDFW is closing the fishery. Last day of this fishery will be the 17th of October.