Well, I’m about to tell you! With help from our friends at WDFW.
I stumbled on to this great map called Salmon Scape. Check it out! I may help with your Puget Sound saltwater fishing trips.
Salmon Scape is an interactive map that shows all streams and rivers with salmon spawning, rearing, or a presence (depending on which map controls you select).
Start by clicking on and expanding “fish distribution” to see:
- Summer Chinook Streams
- Fall Chinook Streams
- Coho Streams
- Summer Chum Streams
- Fall Chum Streams
- Winter Chum Stream
- Sockeye Streams
- Pink Salmon (Even Year) Streams
- Pink Salmon (Odd Year) Streams
Then, if you click on the “legend” at the top you will see different stream/river colors indicating:
- Documented Spawning
- Documented Rearing
- Documented Presence
- Documented-Artificial, Spawning
- Documented-Artificial, Rearing
- Documented-Artificial, Presence
- Transported Spawning
- Transported Rearing
- Transported Presence
- Presumed Presence
- Potential: Blocked
- Gradient Accessible
I found this all very handy to confirm or learn about new seasons and streams where salmon may be returning, to help catch them in the saltwater.
