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Over the last couple weeks we have seen a good waves of pink and chinook salmon enter our local waters.  Our coho fishery that we enjoyed during the first few weeks of July has tapered off.  Sturgeon fishing in the Lower Fraser River has be

The colder spring lead to a slower than normal start to the Port Washington Charter fishing season. In May we were targeting lake trout due to the cooler than normal water temps and lack of kings and coho salmon. Today however we finally had a decent

I mean all 3 guys were first class and to make matters even better I was also fishing with my son Lou who I don’t get to fish with often because he runs one of our boats while I run another. We ran to the south and set out the anchor in about

Well I have to say this has been another banner season so far for clients with amazing adventures and fish runs that have been very satisfying for all user groups on the river. We are looking forward to more great days as the Chum Coho and Chinook Sa

Resident coho fishing has been excellent the last few days with numerous fish coming to the boat daily. Our guests this morning a family of five were able to pick up the technique of mooching very quickly. Three kids between the ages of 4 and 10 end

As we wind down another terrific coho season the action has slowed and the huge schools of silvers have moved up the channel and away from our favorite fishing spots. Although we have had plenty of fall storms this past month as we get into October

We made it out for another exciting week on Puget Sound. There is no shortage of great salmon fishing action going on right now and plenty of other folks have keyed in on this! We fished Marine Area 10 Seattle’s backyard and found a healthy mi

Spirit River UV2 Multi Spectrum Dubbing One of the coolest ideas to come out of fly tying materials recently Spirit River UV2 materials reflect ultraviolet light to catch more fish. We've got dubbing rabbit strips grizzly barred soft hackles mar

The 110 LB. Fighter All of our charters are exciting but each one is unique. This particular charter was with long time guests and friends Peter and Son Ronnie Rossburger. We had spent the first couple of days catching Spring salmon and Coho and by

With July coming to an end Port Washington Charter fishing has remained fairly consistent. Coho salmon have surprisingly stuck around in good numbers for most of the month and have made up a good part of our catches. There have been some slower trips

The ATF showed up at my door last week lobbed tear gas and stun grenades scared the poop out of my cats (me too) but luckily my family was in the back room at the Fly Shop bagging up the … Continue reading →

Coho salmon - East Pacific: Cook Inlet Alaska 3190 0257

This is a big juicy Bucktail style fly tied on a Tube – a fly intended to stimulate a juicy Herring and induce a savage grab from a Coho in the 15 to 20 pound class. Ha ha. We can … Continue reading →

Coho Salmon

coho salmon

Trolling Bucktail style flies tied on Tubes was very common during the glory days of ocean Silver Salmon recreational fisheries of the 1950s – 1980s from Northern California through SE Alaska. Regions like Puget Sound and Vancouver Island spawn

coho salmon

coho salmon

This Coho Bucktail relies on a single hook. The video emphasizes the process of applying Fish Mask as the head of the fly but this is a good place to note that there are many occasions where use of a … Continue reading →

coho salmon