WDFW just released the salmon forecasts for 2013. We will be breaking down the numbers over the next few weeks here on this blog but we wanted to post a few numbers to get your blood pumping for this summer’s salmon fishing.
6,229,129 – Puget Sound pink salmon forecast
8,926,000 – Fraser River pink salmon forecast
That’s 15 MILLION pink salmon!
This means there will be a ton of pink salmon from Neah Bay, down the Strait of Juan de Fuca and all the way into South Puget Sound for fly fishermen this summer.
501,100 – Columbia River coho forecast.
562,138 – Washington Coast coho forecast.
882,134 – Puget Sound coho forecast.
These coho numbers are good and if they are correct there should be great fishing from Neah Bay to Port Townsend in the Strait this summer. The offshore fisheries should also be as good as they’ve been in years.
Stay tuned for more details on these forecasts.
Salmon Fishing Puget Sound at Sunrise