Northwest Fishing Magazine September 2025 Volume 5 Issue 1 - Flipbook - Page 27
That will be followed by the
Everett Coho Derby on Sept.
20-21. For details, go to:
www.everettcohoderby.com.
retained, and release chum
and wild Chinook (note,
the Chinook fishery may
close sooner so check the
WDFW fishing regulations
webpage for updates.
Fishing is also open daily
from Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 with a
two salmon daily limit, and
release Chinook.
Marine Area 13 (South
Puget Sound) is open daily
for hatchery-marked coho
through Sept. 30 with a
two salmon daily limit, plus
two additional pink may
be retained, and release
chum, wild coho, and wild
Chinook. Fishing remains
open daily beginning Oct.
1 with a two salmon daily
limit, and release chum,
wild coho and wild Chinook.
In Marine Area 13, look for
coho from the Narrows
Bridge south to Anderson
Island. The Squaxin Island
Look for coho in the
area has become popular
deep-water shipping
area for those targeting
lanes off Jefferson Head
coho. The 2024 Squaxin
to Kingston, Richmond
Island net pens coho
Beach to Meadow Point
forecast is 59,596 up from
near Shilshole Bay, Point
Monroe, Shilshole Bay south 48,081 in 2024 and 45,417
in 2023. If you’re looking for
to West Point, Elliott Bay,
a Chinook and coho option
the Fauntleroy Ferry area
southeast to Dolphin Point, try the Bellingham Bay
both sides of Vashon Island, Terminal Fishery open daily
through Sept. 30 with a
Redondo Beach to Dash
daily limit of four salmon.
Point and the Tacoma area
of Commencement Bay,
Browns Point, and Point
Defiance Park from the Slag
Pile to the Clay Banks.
Two popular events tied to
the arrival of coho are the
Edmonds Coho Derby on
Sept. 6. For details, go to
http://edmondscohoderby.
com/.
Sinclair Inlet and Port
Orchard are open daily
through Sept. 30 with a
three salmon daily limit,
plus two additional pink
may be retained, and
release chum and wild
Chinook. Fishing is then
open daily from Oct. 1 to
Nov. 15 with a two salmon
daily limit, and release
Chinook.
Lastly, a freshwater
coho fishing option in
Seattle’s backyard is Lake
Washington north of the
Highway 520 Bridge, which
is open daily from Sept. 16 to
Oct. 31 with a daily limit of
four coho only, and release
all other salmon species.
The Lake Washington coho
forecast is 28,112 up from
24,090 in 2024 and 21,554 in
2023.
In the October issue, we’ll
switch gears and take a look
at proposed fall and winter
coastal razor clam digging
opportunities.
I’ll see you on the water very
soon!
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