Ai+Sasquatch
Harrumph. Edmonds, eh? Used to be so green. Before the metal birds came squawking and spewing. Before the… the… cough cough… PARKING LOTS. I’m Grandpa Sasquatch, been flyin’ this Puget Sound longer than those ferry boats have been chuggin’ their stink into our beautiful waters. Fifteen hundred years, give or take a few salmon seasons. … Read more
THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP “Hmph. Cowlitz managed a piddling 2024? Merwin’s squeaked out 1179? Kalama Falls and Lewis River barely cresting 1000 combined? Back in my day, rivers BLACKENED with salmon so thick you could walk across ’em. Now? Looks like Stephen Hawking was right, species heading downhill quick. Pro Tip: Fish near the moon. … Read more
Action: Extends spring Chinook seasons in the mainstem Columbia River from Rocky Point/Tongue Point upstream to Bonneville Dam (one retention day) and from Bonneville Dam upstream to the Washington/Oregon border (two retention days). Species affected: Spring Chinook and hatchery steelhead. Columbia River and Deep River locations, dates, and rules: From Rocky Point/Tongue Point (a projected … Read more
Action: Opens salmon fishing season seven days per week. Effective date: June 1–30, 2026. Species affected: Salmon Location: Marine Area 11, except year-round piers (Des Moines Pier, Les Davis Pier, Point Defiance Boathouse Dock, and Redondo Pier). Salmon Rules: Open daily. Chinook minimum size 22 inches. All other salmon species, no minimum size. Daily limit … Read more
Action: Opens a portion of the Cascade River to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook. Effective dates: May 22–May 26. And June 3–July 15 on Wednesdays–Saturdays only Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Cascade River (Skagit County) from mouth to Rockport-Cascade Road Bridge. Salmon Rules: May 22–May 26: Salmon, open daily: Minimum size 12 inches. Daily limit … Read more
Action: Opens a section of the North Fork Nooksack River to hatchery spring Chinook fishing and retention. Effective dates: May 23 – June 30, 2026 Species affected: Hatchery spring Chinook salmon. Location: North Fork Nooksack River from the Highway 9 Bridge to the yellow marker at the upstream side of Kendall Creek Hatchery property. Salmon … Read more
Action: Opens salmon fishing. Effective dates: May 22—Sept. 7, 2026. Species affected: Salmon. Location: Marine Area 8-2, Tulalip Terminal Area – waters west of Tulalip Bay and within 2,000 feet of shore from the pilings at Old Bower’s Resort to a fishing boundary marker approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Hermosa Point and not including waters … Read more
Upper Skagit River to open for hatchery spring Chinook Action: Opens a portion of the Skagit River to fishing for hatchery spring Chinook. Effective dates: May 16–July 15, 2026 Species affected: Chinook salmon. Location: Skagit River from Hwy. 530 Bridge at Rockport to Cascade River Rd. (Marblemount Bridge). Catch Record Code (CRC) (830). Rules: Minimum … Read more
Hmph. Chinook winds are blowin’ again, whippin’ up the smell o’ that blasted paper mill. Used to be, those winds carried the scent o’ salmon runnin’ thick and cedar fresh as a newborn fir. Now? Stinks like goblin’s socks. My name’s Grandpa Sasquatch, but the young’uns call me “Featherfoot” sometimes. Don’t tell ’em I hear … Read more
THE WEEKLY HATCHERY SCOOP “HOOOO! These returns make a hairy ol’ ape wanna howl! 948 at Cowlitz? Barely enough to grease my fur. Merwin, Kalama, Speelyai… paltry numbers! Stephen Hawking coulda figured out this ain’t enough fish to feed the whole family clan for a moon. PRO TIP: Learn to fly-fish! Easier than wrangling those … Read more