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What’s Happening
We have a few things going on in the North Puget Sound waters. First of all we are still pulling in both keeper and oversize sturgeon. To top it off, anglers who fish with us on days crabbing is open are able to drop some crab pots while we are fishing. Since we fish certain conditions, good fishing days are limited for the remainder of July.
WDFW closed retention of King Salmon on the Skykomish River. The return to the hatchery has been too low. There is a possibility WDFW will reopen the retention of Kings if the return improves. We can still fish the Skykomish River for Summer Steelhead. If a King is caught, it has to be released. Overall the Skykomish River has been up and down as far as fish numbers. The Skagit River is still open above the SR530 bridge. Fishing has been a little slow up there.
The lower Skagit River is opening July 9th for King Salmon. You have probably heard this fishery has not been open in more than 17 years. These fish are big and hard fighting. This is definitely a chance to catch a trophy King Salmon. A week ago I spent the day looking at the river. We have found some good areas to target these King Salmon.
This lower Skagit River fishery has been anticipated for years. It is only open for 30 days. I have been flooded with calls and only have about 4 or 5 more days open for booking.
This is also a Pink Salmon year. With an estimated 5 million Pink Salmon returning to the Puget Sound, it should be a good one! Pre-planning your Pink Salmon trip will be important. Every year I get calls for last minute bookings and we just do not have space. So do not wait until the week you want to fish. Start looking at your calendar now and give us a call.