Fishing Into the Fog: Our Deception Pass Lingcod Mission May 1st is essentially the beginning of fishing season. Before that there is a brief May 2, 2026May 4, 2026
Fishing Blackmouth fishing: a grueling but beautiful day on Puget Sound My first fishing day of 2026 was supposed to begin at 4:00 am. Because I April 5, 2026April 5, 2026
Fishing Eight MILLION pinks arrive in Puget Sound. Can we catch them? Pink salmon come to Puget Sound every two years, in odd-numbered years. The 2025 run August 9, 2025March 16, 2026
Fishing Can we catch Baker Lake sockeye with a broken kicker? Our annual Baker Lake fishing trip is probably our favorite of the whole season. It’s August 3, 2025March 5, 2026
Fishing Seeking chinook among dogfish: rough water fishing at Possession Point I had missed last week’s three-day chinook opener because of a gout attack. However, my July 25, 2025February 21, 2026
Fishing Struggle at the Tulalip Bubble: Puget Sound Chinook Salmon With lingcod and shrimping seasons over, and crabbing season still a week away, there was June 28, 2025February 3, 2026
Fishing Can we catch shrimp with just one pot off Hat Island? Today my wife Viktoria came with me on our second attempt to go shrimping. You June 20, 2025January 22, 2026
Fishing First time shrimping at Deception Pass: Learning the hard way I’ve always wanted to try shrimping, but I hadn’t planned on going this year for June 7, 2025January 18, 2026
Fishing Lingcod Fishing: Lessons from Possession Point Dave and I were undeterred by our dismal failure at lingcod fishing the previous weekend, May 10, 2025January 4, 2026
Fishing A kind stranger saves our day of fishing I’ve always wanted to catch a lingcod. They are one of the biggest, ugliest, and May 3, 2025January 1, 2026