Edmonds - Salmon Fishing

The fishing in the Edmonds area has continued to be quite good over the past weekend and the past few days. even though it is getting a little late in the king season, we are still hearing of kings caught in the Edmonds / Richmond Beach are virtually every day. Not to say that the fishing has been hot but good enough that many of the regulars are still managing to boat around a fish per trip out. Not only has the AM fishing been putting out a few fish but also the evening tides also. As far as productive gear goes, it is still a little of this and that. We have heard of fish coming from from just plain herring, flashers and squid to spoons of a variety of brands.

As far as the pink salmon fishing goes, it is right at the height of the run. Lots of individuals are having no problem getting their limits every day. Most have been finding the fish in the 35 - 60 foot depth range. though many of the pink anglers are fishing the typical white flasher / dodger and mini pink squid, many anglers are finding "Cotton Candy" Coho Killer Silver Horde spoons have been extremely productive in lieu of the squid. We should see good numbers of pinks in the catches until around the 10 th of September.

Along with the pinks and kings we have also been seeing better numbers of coho in the catches virtually every day. One of our customers had 6 coho on Sunday with a few being the smaller resident fish but most were ocean fish in the 7 - 9 pound range. We did see a nice 13 pound coho at the end of last week. Fishing for coho should continue to just get better every day. The run generally peaks around the 22 or so of September. Just remember that these early coho do bite and as the run continues there is a greater percentage of the fish that do not want to hit anything.

To have this many early retuning coho does look good for the upcoming Edmonds Coho Derby on September 12th. Don't wait to get your tickets as sales have been brisk.

Remember that the king seasons ends in areas 9 & 10 at the end of the month.