The king salmon fishery is starting to wind down in Puget Sound, but some early coho action is building. “Coho fishing is starting to pick up at Sekiu, and [Tuesday] our sampler there checked 11 ...

The forecasted poor Puget Sound coho salmon returns have created a roadblock in marine area fishing opportunities during late summer and fall, but those who read the rules closely enough should ...

In this Oct. 4, 2012, photo, coho salmon return to Issaquah Creek during the annual fall migration in Issaquah, Washington. All recreational and non-tribal commercial salmon fishing in Puget Sound ...

Puget Sound cohos are still no-shows, for the most part. "The town is full, campgrounds full, moorage full, but the fishing is slow," said Chris Mohr, proprietor of Van Riper's Resort at Sekiu on ...

Critically low returns of wild and hatchery coho salmon to Puget Sound rivers, including popular South Sound fisheries, could result in shortened fishing seasons, closures or reduced bag limits.

There will be no coho fisheries in marine areas of Puget Sound, except for Hood Canal, where sufficient coho are forecast to return. The Puyallup River will be closed to recreational salmon ...

Overall, chinook salmon runs in Puget Sound are down between 20 and 25 percent from last year, and coho salmon also are expected to return in low numbers this year, said John Long, WDFW’s ...

SEATTLE - It's time to go fishing.Wildlife officials said Puget Sound area fisheries, which were closed because of an impasse during state-tribal negotiations, will open immediately.Salmon and ...

The key factor: Preseason forecasts for coho salmon runs are very low for Puget Sound waters. What happened: The state Department of Fish and Wildlife and its tribal co-managers were unable to ...

Salmon fishing in the ocean off Washington is plugging along in unspectacular fashion, but Puget Sound anglers don't have to travel far to find fish. King salmon are being taken at decent rates ...

Stormwater pollution in Puget Sound streams is killing coho salmon before they can spawn By Lynda V. Mapes Seattle Times Updated October 18, 2017 10:45 AM ...

News; Pacific NW; Tire dust killing coho salmon returning to Puget Sound, new research shows Dec. 4, 2020 Updated Fri., Dec. 4, 2020 at 7:02 p.m. A female coho salmon, followed closely by a male ...