Today was a reminder of why fly-fishing in Puget Sound can be a source of awe and perspective. I had gone down to fish the beach at Purdy. The large falling tide meant strong ebb current and a good chance…

The Seattle Times today is reporting the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) will decide whether to close the Coho salmon 2016 season at its April 9-14 meeting. There is alarm at the dramatically low rate of Coho returning for spawning….

The Seattle Times reported on the fall 2015 Coho salmon run on the Skagit River. The news is not good. The Skagit 2015 run was 12 percent of the average return for the last decade. Beyond that, those that made…

This is our second autumn on the west side of Puget Sound and after only focusing on SRC and resident Coho last year, this is the year I’d go after the migrating Coho (pinks will be next year). First time…