Fly angler casting at sunrise beneath snowcapped Cascade peaks on a Washington river

Snohomish · Skykomish · Snoqualmie · Puget Sound

From First Cast
to Chrome.

Guided salmon, steelhead & trout trips — and hands-on angler training — on Western Washington’s home water. Led by Ashton Beaudin with his father Michael at his side, every trip is run personally. All gear provided. Zero experience needed.

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  • 8Target species
  • 5Home rivers + the Sound
  • 2Generations, one standard
  • 365Days tracking runs
WDFW Licensed Guides Fully Insured CPR / First-Aid Certified All Gear Provided Drift Boat & Walk-Wade
Father and son fishing a river bank at golden hour in Western Washington

Meet your guides

Two generations. One standard.

Ashton Beaudin leads every trip; his father Michael rows support. Raised in the Snohomish Valley and on the water before he could drive, Ashton built Northwest Anglers for one reason: to make you a better angler.

Every trip is a guided catch and a class — you rig, read water, set the hook and land fish with us coaching at your elbow.

  • Guide service plus hands-on instruction on every trip
  • Local water read daily — flows, tides, runs, pressure
  • Patient, family-friendly coaching, ages 6 to 86
  • Catch-photo-release ethics — we protect our fisheries

Meet the Beaudins

Guided trips & training

Pick your water.

Drift boat, saltwater or on-foot — every trip includes rods, reels, tackle, bait and coaching. Pricing shown “from” per angler.

Drift-Boat River Trips

Salmon · Steelhead

Heated drift boat on the Skykomish, Snoqualmie & Snohomish. Float gear, plugs or flies — matched to the run.

From $225 / half day

Puget Sound Saltwater

Chinook · Coho · Lingcod

Troll Marine Areas 8–10 for feeding salmon or drop jigs for spring lingcod. Downriggers and intel included.

From $250 / half day

Walk & Wade / Fly

Pinks · Cutthroat · Summer Steelhead

On-foot sessions on gravel bars and beaches — the best classroom on the river and the easiest way to start.

From $175 / half day

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Know your target

Washington fish — and the gear that catches them.

Six species we guide for, each with the exact rod, line, lure and technique setups we fish daily. Deep dives on every page.

Chinook (King) Salmon

8–20 lb of river freight train. Jul–Nov in the Sound and rivers.

Chinook gear & tactics

Coho (Silver) Salmon

Aggressive, acrobatic, everywhere. Aug–Dec peak.

Coho gear & tactics

Pink Salmon

Millions of fish, odd years only. The perfect first salmon.

Pink gear & tactics

Chum Salmon

Hardest pull per pound in the river. Oct–Dec.

Chum gear & tactics

Steelhead

The fish of 10,000 casts — worth every one. Dec–Apr, Jun–Sep.

Steelhead gear & tactics

Cutthroat & Rainbow Trout

Year-round lake action and river dry-fly fun.

Trout gear & tactics

When to come

There is always something biting.

Exact openers shift with WDFW regulations each year — we track them daily and match your dates to the strongest run.

Spring

Lake trout heat up, first summer-run steelhead, lingcod opens in the Sound.

Summer

Chinook and coho flood the salt; pinks stack into the Skykomish (odd years).

Fall

The big show — kings, coho and chum throughout the Snohomish system.

Winter

Chrome winter steelhead on the Sky. Quiet water, honest fish.

See the full season calendar

From the boat

Anglers talk.

“First salmon of my life, and by the third hole I was rigging my own gear. These guys teach while they guide.”
— Dana R., Everett
“Booked a kids’ day for my two boys. Patient, safe, and the look on their faces when the bobber went down — priceless.”
— Marcus T., Lake Stevens
“I’ve fished the Sky for 15 years and still picked up three things in one morning.”
— Jesse K., Monroe

Ready for your first — or best — day on the water?

Tell us what you want to catch. We reply within 24 hours.

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