"The beach, it's like, solitude," says Leland Miyawaki of Seattle, one of a small but growing group of anglers who fish the beaches of Puget Sound year-round.

You can use your freshwater gear for beach fishing, and my beloved Sage Accel fly rod worked just fine. I made sure to rinse it immediately and thoroughly afterward, since saltwater can damage gear.

In addition to the beach, the lighthouse is the park’s star attraction. The oldest lighthouse along Puget Sound, it has been in operation since its completion in 1879.

“It has been a pretty decent month for salmon fishing,” said Peter Sergeef, a state Fish and Wildlife checker. “It was busy over the weekend on the saltwater in Area 9 (northern Puget Sound).

Former TNT reporter Earnest Jasmine gets a lesson on the fundamentals of fly fishing from outdoors reporter Jeff Mayor on a snowy day near Titlow Beach. Dean J. Koepfler Staff file, 2008 The Puget ...

EVERETT, Wash. — The Puget Sound is basically the crab fishing capital of the recreational world! It's where weekend warriors and seasoned anglers alike come to fill their buckets with Dungeness ...

If you’re fascinated by Puget Sound and want to protect it, you could become a professionally educated Beach Watcher.

SEATTLE -- The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed recreational and non-tribal commercial salmon fishing in Puget Sound, after the state and tribes failed to come to an agreement ...