One of my best guy pals is headed to the Quinault River again this fall. Last year he caught 20 silvers! Thank you to the Perfect Fly website for this description of fall fly fishing on the river. When to fish the Quinault? In the fall Coho and Chinook Salmon fishing starts about the second week […]
By Kevin Klein Well, that’s a wrap for summer and fall fishing in Marine Area 7 in the San Juan Islands. October 31 was the last day for salmon, but crabbing is still open. We had some bursts of catching, but overall, this fishing season was not as good as in recent years. Most of the […]
By Kevin Kline Ahh, October. It’s one of my favorite months: deer in the fields, football on the fields, coho in the salt, and runnin’ up the rivers. It’s a great time of year in the islands, with a month left for fishing. September ended up pretty good. We got one last whack at crab and unclipped […]
Salmon fishing has picked up in the San Juans for Chinook and Coho. Hootchies, spoons and bait all seem to be drawing strikes. Fish the tide changes for Kings, and haunt the tide rips out deeper for Silvers. The fish in Marine Area 7 will either be East, looking to head up the Samish, Skagit […]
By Kevin Klein Salmon fishing in the San Juan’s has improved somewhat as more coho are starting to show. Although not red hot, you have a chance at a nice king as well. This upcoming weekend will be the last for spot prawning. Crabbing is still open, and I’ve got some tuna heads for bait. […]
We are blessed with many world-class destinations in the Northwest and one of the most remote total getaways is the Lake Quinault Lodge on Washington’s Northern Coast. Built in 1926, the rustic lodge welcomes guests with warmth, hospitality and a sincere feeling of home-away-from-home comfort. Remote and built during the era that brought us Timberline […]
The Friday Harbor crew made the annual long haul down to Buoy 10 to fish on the predicted big return for the Columbia River. With fishing slow in Marine Area 7, we had to saddle the horses and hitch the wagons to go find some Kangs. The first couple days didn’t disappoint, as previous shots of rain sent […]
The Jesuit Novitiate in Sheridan, Ore recently agreed to conserve more than 100 acres of “stunning” coastal landscape overlooking Nestucca Bay. The Nature Conservancy in Oregon and the Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worked with the Jesuits to conserve the 102.53-acre property located on Cannery Hill overlooking Nestucca Bay. Ownership of […]
