Our original plan was to be Tuna fishing the entire month of August out of Westport. This was killing me because I know this is the best time of year to fish Salmon in Gig Harbor (my home base). I have often said that August is the reward God gives us for making it through [...]
February 9, 2013 10th Annual 2013 Roche Harbor Salmon Classic Was a sold out Event this year ~ with a HOT season of fishing going on here in the San Juan Islands. We weighed in a RECORD amount of fish –196 in 2 days!! Weather was in our favor with dry conditions and calm [...]
Heres wishing you all a Blessed, Safe and Prosperous new year. For the new year we have a new Charter Service and web site at www.offshorenorthwest.com but Gig Harbor Fishing is not going away anytime soon. I still enjoy writing and telling stories so until this gets old I will continue to publish the blog. [...]
I have been fishing salmon all my life. I have been fishing Puget Sound Blackmouth for about 20 years. I know a little about how to fish but one of the most important lessons I have learned during this time is how to take information from several sources to create a style of fishing that [...]
This is a video I stole from the outdoor line by John Martinis and Gary Krein, two of the foremost experts in Puget Sound Blackmouth Fishing. These are the kind of guys I try to learn from every chance I get. Good Fishin' To Ya' Kerry W Allen
We finally had some rain just in time for the chum to fill up the rivers. Here is an article about Chico Creek but it is happening all over the sound. Good Fishin' To Ya' Kerry W Allen
If you have fished around the Gig Harbor area for very long you know about Chambers Creek Hatchery. August is by far the best month to fish salmon around here and most of those fish come from Chambers Creek hatchery. There is a dam at Chambers that was built a long time ago to provide [...]
This guy went fishing up near Port Ludlow in a blue ford focus. He has been missing for three nights. Click the picture for details and how you can help Good Fishin' To Ya' Kerry W Allen
While many of you have been enjoying some great Salmon fishing in the South Sound I have been trying to concentrate on my Tuna education and getting offshore Tuna fishing as dialed in as I can. I have also had some other issues that have made writing difficult in the last few weeks but these [...]
WOW!! Just when you think WDFW cant do anything goofier, they come up with this. Area 9 and 10 will close to retention of Chinook Salmon starting 1201am on August 20th. The reason for this is catch rates have been higher than predicted. While they agree it is possible that more chinook have returned [...]
