Hammerhead Sharks in Puget Sound?

There are a lot of weird things turning up in Puget Sound.  This time it is the head of a Hammerhead Shark that has washed up on Alki Beach.  Not what you normally expect to find down there. What is next?  More Great Whites patrolling the sound?  The real question is if this shark swam [...]

Spy boat looking for our lost Coho?

Have you seen the camouflaged boat that is patrolling the waters of Puget Sound in the Seattle to Everett area?  The news reports say it is a privately funded spy boat that they are testing out and trying to get a buyer for.  Personally I think someone is running stealth operations looking for the lost [...]

Washington State Crab Rules Changing

The big news this week across all the outdoor and fishing blogs is that appears Washington state is going to change up its recreational crabbing regulations to make it more recreation friendly, particularly in Puget Sound, while at the same time reducing the overall catch for the year. Current regulations limit the summer sport crabbing [...]

Variance in levee vegetation rules sought to provide for fish in the Northwest

The Puget Sound Partnership is requesting a variance from the US Army Corps of Engineers to allow more plant growth along levees here in the Northwest.

Coho are still a no-show in Puget Sound

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So where are the Coho Salmon that should be coursing through Puget Sound right now?  Did the Squid eat them all?  Did the Japanese trawlers get them?  Who knows!  With the weather being as weird as it has this year, anyone’s guess is as good as mine. According to the Seattle Times only 129 Coho [...]