Ferry captains ask fishermen to give them space on the water

The start of Washington’s busy salmon season can cause dangerous “traffic jams” on Puget Sound.

EDMONDS, Wash. — Captain Russell Fee has spent 20 years at the helm of Washington State Ferries.

Puget Sound is his wheelhouse, and fishing season is always an adventure.

“He’s right where we want to be, that little pleasure boat, so we’ll see if he moves out of the way,” Fee said, as he scanned the water from his perch upon the ferry Spokane.

Fishing season on Puget Sound fills the waters with boaters, many of whom don’t know to “stay in their lane.”

“Everybody

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