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Puget Sound & San Juans
Chinook · Coho · Trout
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Rates: $1,000 to $1,250 / boat
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Puget Sound & San Juans
Chinook · Chum · Coho+2 more
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Rates: $295 / person
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Puget Sound & San Juans
Lingcod · Rockfish / Bottomfish · Salmon+1 more
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Rates: $100 to $450 / person
In Season Now: November
Editorial fishery guides: what's running, where, and who to fish with.
November Preview: Chum, Late Coho and the Turn Toward Winter
November in Washington means Hood Canal chum, late river coho, squid moving south and the first winter steelhead talk. Here's what to plan for.
Fall Crabbing in Puget Sound: Know Your Area and Your Shell
Fall and winter crabbing in Puget Sound depends on the marine area. Why some areas reopen and others don't, and how to spot a soft-shell crab.
Sea-Run Cutthroat and Resident Coho in South Puget Sound This Fall
South Puget Sound's beaches offer fall fishing for sea-run cutthroat and resident coho, often from shore. Here's how to read the water and plan.
Fall Walleye on the Columbia and Snake: Cooler Water, Better Bite
Walleye fishing on the Columbia and Snake often improves in fall as water cools. Where anglers look, how they fish, and what to check first.
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Steelhead
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Sturgeon
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Shellfish
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