Puget Sound has two distinct populations of Coho Salmon. When To Fish For Coho Salmon in Puget Sound All three rods hooked up! Three Coho on, three in the same net! Coho fishing can be pretty exciting here in Puget Sound. One on the surface, one at 85′ deep, one at 120′ deep. We got it! Damien’s first salmon! We trolled with three lines. Me and my cousin Damien working together to land a Coho Salmon on Puget Sound. Hopefully it helps you have a great day on the water. My goal with this post is to share all of the basics and intricacies that have helped me see great Coho Salmon fishing. Puget Sound’s Coho fishery offers up some of the best salmon fishing in Washington State. Ever since fishing that first day on Puget Sound, I have been hooked! One of Washington’s Best Salmon Fisheries We boated eight Coho Salmon within an hour.

The next hour was abuzz with hooking Coho Salmon, avoiding crossed lines, netting fish, resetting gear. Our first hookup happened within minutes. We used a handheld spotlight to energize our glow in the dark flashers and lures, tipped each hook with a sliver of salted herring, and were fishing. Mack didn’t have downriggers on his boat yet ample confidence that we would do well. But we motored out of the Shilshole Marina breakwater, cruised all of a quarter mile to the Meadow Point green can, and started fishing. I expected a long boat ride and rough seas. We launched before the first glimpse of morning light. One early September morning, I joined a coworker and his family on his boat to target Coho out of Shilshole Bay near Seattle. As I write this, I fondly think back to my very first saltwater fishing trip. The robust fishery for Coho Salmon in Washington’s Puget Sound has captured my attention for many years.

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