Puget Sound Hatchery Chinook Opener was crowded and fishy!

Area 9 and Area 10 opened for hatcher Chinook salmon retention on Puget Sound. We had great action most trips although the hatchery vs wild mix was not in our favor on a few trips. It’s still an experience of a fishing lifetime to get tight on these spectacular fish! The fish should be around through August in good numbers. Doubtful the retention quota will last much longer but the Coho salmon are just around the corner. While fishing for coho we will continue to catch and release Chinooks.