Pacific Northwest Fishing Reports

Due to lower than expected returns of Chinook salmon to Willapa Bay tributaries WDFW is closing sections of these streams...

Due to lower than expected returns of Fall Chinook the Washougal is closing to retention of Chinook effective September 22nd...

The lower Cowlitz River is closing to Chinook retention effective September 22nd, due to lower than expected returns...

The Snohomish, Skykomish & Snoqualmie Rivers open for salmon fishing on September 16th. We are looking forward to a better Coho season this year...

Once again due to the lower than expected returns on Chinook, WDFW is reducing the limit on adults to just a single fish in the Hanford Reach section of the Columbia effective Saturday September 15th...

Due to lower than expected Chinook returns to the Samish hatchery WDFW is closing the river to all fishing. Friday, September 14th will be your last day...

Due to lower than expected returns of salmon and steelhead to the Columbia River both WDFW and ODFW have decided to close a good portion of the Columbia.

The squid fishing has already started. Anglers are catching them in many of the typical Puget Sound spots. We should just see it get better over the next three months...

Congratulation to Bill Turner for winning the 2018 Edmonds Coho Derby with a 10.10 pound fish. The old Silver Horde Ace Hi Fly and Hot Spot Flasher combo produced again...