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Went 4/7 yesterday with the nicest ones getting away of course. I realized, only after breaking off several larger coho, that my leader was most likely expired. I should have considered this the day prior when I also broke off a good one on a wind knot. Brand new leader, 15lb Maxima. I actually should have considered this back in August when I was using the same spool of leader and broke off several fish on new chunks of line. Lesson learned. Buy small spools, replace more often, and don’t store in my hot shed 
Nasty wind out there last night and this morning! One more day of fishing MA9 on Wednesday and this magical salmon season is over. Will a wave of newly arriving wild coho move within fly casting range on the beaches? Could that next hard strike be the one?? Just remember: performance reviews are coming fast so focus on work goals. The bosses won't like it if you sneak out to the beach again. Be responsible and leave the salmon to others.
102K views · 4.3K reactions | The whole South Sound fills and drains through the Tacoma Narrows, a strait about a mile wide. At its strongest this week, the surface water there ran at nearly 5 knots. These are Puget Sound's surface currents hour by
The whole South Sound fills and drains through the Tacoma Narrows, a strait about a mile wide. At its strongest this week, the surface water there ran at nearly 5 knots. These are Puget Sound's...
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Very cool, it would be great to have the tidal chart animated along with the current animation and the ability to go back and forth. The history of Puget Sound oceanography modeling right here at the UW campus is fantastic, including the physical structural model, dyes, gears and levers used before supercomputers.102K views · 4.3K reactions | The whole South Sound fills and drains through the Tacoma Narrows, a strait about a mile wide. At its strongest this week, the surface water there ran at nearly 5 knots. These are Puget Sound's surface currents hour by
The whole South Sound fills and drains through the Tacoma Narrows, a strait about a mile wide. At its strongest this week, the surface water there ran at nearly 5 knots. These are Puget Sound's...
Before supercomputers, a structural model helped scientists predict currents in Puget Sound | Puget Sound Institute
As part of a project exploring the technical uncertainties surrounding Puget Sound water quality, we are reviewing how computer models are used to advance our understanding of natural systems. This blog post is part of a series focused on different models and their uses within the Puget Sound...
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My boss would like to install Flock camera systems at high risk beaches to identify malingerers and shirkers who should be at work. HR is telling us that AI models will be trained using casting stroke and distance metrics for long distance identification and violations will definitely be entered into your permanent record.
Please let me know some locations where to salmon would most benefit from these installations, the Flock trucks are ready to roll out this morning and I need to tell them where to go.
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If freshly tied 15lbs UG is breaking before your fly rod toss it.Went 4/7 yesterday with the nicest ones getting away of course. I realized, only after breaking off several larger coho, that my leader was most likely expired. I should have considered this the day prior when I also broke off a good one on a wind knot. Brand new leader, 15lb Maxima. I actually should have considered this back in August when I was using the same spool of leader and broke off several fish on new chunks of line. Lesson learned. Buy small spools, replace more often, and don’t store in my hot shed
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What a fantastic coho salmon beach fly fishing season it was in MA9 this year! This was easily my most productive September in all the years I've been chasing salmon on the beach. Late August was pretty good too. The average size seemed to be around 5 pounds, with many coho hooked that were an honest 6, 7, and 8 pounds weighed. I landed one wild coho I believe was ~10 pounds. Not bad for Puget Sound, but still small compared to SE Alaska.
I visited as many beaches as possible in 2026. Even so, several old favorite haunts never saw my boot prints due to the big crowds or lack of time
. It was enjoyable to revisit a few Kitsap beaches again this year. I bumped into several PNWFF members and we shared some good to great fishing.
A very pleasant surprise was that my wife joined me on a few fishing trips this summer. She fished a rotator-squid set-up while I fly fished, and she hooked some very nice coho. Sadly, many escaped the hook on big jumps near the shore. Even so, she landed her first beach salmon. Now she has started looking for waders and is asking about a fly rod
. "Now I'm hooked!" she told me the other evening. Life has many pleasant surprises!
It has been a real pleasure fishing with @Stonedfish this season. We seemed to always come up with some good fishing plans that worked with the tides we were given. Finding beaches with ample baitfish and clean moving current really helped with the catching. Also, taking some time to explore beaches that we gave less attention in past years paid off huge. Finding solitude on some amazingly beautiful beaches while catching fat coho was hugely rewarding. It is the best! Fishing a crowded beach where following the current is impossible is his and my least favorite fishing plan. I need to get out there with my Cannon and take some quality photos of the scenery and wildlife.
During the 2025 salmon season I was bogged down with several home improvement projects and didn't have as much time to to fish the beaches. This year I worked a bit harder to hit the good tides and search for the larger migratory coho of Admiralty Inlet. Nothing is ever guaranteed, but working the currents at beaches where the migratory coho pull close into the shore might pay off. The windows of opportunity are short and the hook sets need to stick in a secure part of their mouth. When it all works out and the fish is landed it is a great feeling. But when the fly is spit on a big jump or the hook pulls on the salmon's final run it can be devastating. That is the game and why it is so addictive.
For the young folks just starting their quest for a fly rod salmon caught on a gorgeous Puget Sound beach I hope all the posts in this thread have you energized to join in the fun. See you out there on the beaches!
PS - Tons of thanks again to @Stonedfish for photos and bringing a net! Also, it was great to share the beach with you @Steve_S and exchanging fishing reports with @Wolverine
I visited as many beaches as possible in 2026. Even so, several old favorite haunts never saw my boot prints due to the big crowds or lack of time
. It was enjoyable to revisit a few Kitsap beaches again this year. I bumped into several PNWFF members and we shared some good to great fishing.A very pleasant surprise was that my wife joined me on a few fishing trips this summer. She fished a rotator-squid set-up while I fly fished, and she hooked some very nice coho. Sadly, many escaped the hook on big jumps near the shore. Even so, she landed her first beach salmon. Now she has started looking for waders and is asking about a fly rod
. "Now I'm hooked!" she told me the other evening. Life has many pleasant surprises!It has been a real pleasure fishing with @Stonedfish this season. We seemed to always come up with some good fishing plans that worked with the tides we were given. Finding beaches with ample baitfish and clean moving current really helped with the catching. Also, taking some time to explore beaches that we gave less attention in past years paid off huge. Finding solitude on some amazingly beautiful beaches while catching fat coho was hugely rewarding. It is the best! Fishing a crowded beach where following the current is impossible is his and my least favorite fishing plan. I need to get out there with my Cannon and take some quality photos of the scenery and wildlife.
During the 2025 salmon season I was bogged down with several home improvement projects and didn't have as much time to to fish the beaches. This year I worked a bit harder to hit the good tides and search for the larger migratory coho of Admiralty Inlet. Nothing is ever guaranteed, but working the currents at beaches where the migratory coho pull close into the shore might pay off. The windows of opportunity are short and the hook sets need to stick in a secure part of their mouth. When it all works out and the fish is landed it is a great feeling. But when the fly is spit on a big jump or the hook pulls on the salmon's final run it can be devastating. That is the game and why it is so addictive.
For the young folks just starting their quest for a fly rod salmon caught on a gorgeous Puget Sound beach I hope all the posts in this thread have you energized to join in the fun. See you out there on the beaches!
PS - Tons of thanks again to @Stonedfish for photos and bringing a net! Also, it was great to share the beach with you @Steve_S and exchanging fishing reports with @Wolverine
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Still a week and a half left at my local. Stopped by my stump after work and connected with this hatchery buck, not huge but it gave a decent fight and gave my day a nice pick me up. 7th fish on my card on my 70th day of fishing this year.
