Marine Area 9 Salmon Fishing - July 2023 - The tides determine where you fish!

I continue my quest to put together the best saltwater chinook fishing for you, and this video takes us to Marine Area 9 for my one trip to the area while chinook retention was open.
A huge key to fishing for chinook salmon is planning your trip around the tides. Not only do you need to know the tides to launch your boat, almost every spot you want to fish for salmon, will fish better on one tide or the other.
The tides and currents change at different times in different places, but also different depths of water.
As we get into the month of August and the interior of Puget Sound, my chinook tactics really start to change to include much more scent and bait. Chinook slow down their metabolic rate and this means less eating and needing a little bit more motivation to take an offering.
We fished around Point no Point towards Skunk Bay and Pilot Point, but also Possession bar before calling it a day. That was my first time for salmon on Possession and I was impressed by the pandemonium of it all!

[@joesutherland225]

That's why I keep a herring jig on a spinning rod free live bait in situ can't be beat.

[@PNWBestLife]

I need to do that! Thanks for the tip!

[@joesutherland225]

@@PNWBestLife I live in powell river bc bout 80 miles up strait from border 5 to 10 lbs rainbows in the morning chinook Cohoes prawns same afternoon lol why pay for bait when you can jig a seasons worth in a day at certain times and places .then freeze them

[@PNWBestLife]

Thats amazing man!

[@ashleyrei07]

Fished whidbey this weekend caught some pinks let's go.

[@PNWBestLife]

Nice man! Only gonna get better!

[@toddnicholas8945]

Great video!!!!!!!

[@PNWBestLife]

Thank you!

[@adamnoga-styron7882]

Cool video

[@PNWBestLife]

Thanks!

[@maltby_pass5632]

Good video, well done

[@PNWBestLife]

Thanks 🙏

[@JerryKernn]

I’ve been watching your channel for a long time because I moved up here to pnw from the military and have been trying to get into salmon fishing and have only caught one coho out of my 3 years thanks to your channel! Would you ever post a video on what setups to use like drifting, bobber and eggs, or twitching jigs based on the depth current and what not?? And run timings in the rivers for guys with no boats? Thanks for your awesome info!!

[@PNWBestLife]

That’s awesome and thank you for your service! That’s a great idea for a video, I’m on it!

[@PNWBestLife]

Also, I made a video titled “where to find salmon and steelhead”, that covers how to find run timings of all the main rivers we fish

[@JerryKernn]

@@PNWBestLife I just watched that video right after I made the comment awesome info. Hopefully I’ll catch you on the puyallup this year! Do you have an idea of when the pinks will start running on the nisqually? Thanks for the responses back means a lot

[@PNWBestLife]

Late August they should be in thick, but I’ve hooked them as early as 8/15

[@thomassmestead9905]

Thanks for the report. Been wondering when the Pinks would show off W. Whidbey. We'll have them in the Skagit in a week, to two.

[@PNWBestLife]

You bet! There will be much more pinks in the next week!

[@steveanacorteswa3979]

@@PNWBestLife Nice video, would like to try down in area 9, I caught a nice pink yesterday, they just have not gone away, great silver in the hole yesterday but it's really slowed down, maybe the Skagit Coho are done, caught 3 kings a couple weeks ago, first time they ever got in the way while I am coho fishing.

[@PNWBestLife]

Yeah, now's about that time all these runs are heading up the rivers! Many of the pinks are in the river now or staging. Coho are also very much heading up the local rivers@@steveanacorteswa3979

[@joesutherland225]

@@PNWBestLife come to port renfrew bc canada in September mid month beach fishing lol cartopper handy but not essential

[@PNWBestLife]

I fished near their a few years ago, epic!@@joesutherland225

[@billmacaras4146]

Nice video and trip. Shame that pinks will count against the quota.

[@PNWBestLife]

I know, man, but some pink runs are weak, so the bonus pinks are only in the rivers with strong runs

[@anthonywar7223]

What depth and wire were you using at possesion?

[@PNWBestLife]

120-250 ft depth and around 80-120 ft of wire

[@kevinp1448]

Visiting the Puget Sound Area in early September. Can I contact you to ask about some options for charters?

[@PNWBestLife]

Sure! Hit me on IG: @pacificnwbestlife