Fishing for pinks by shipwreck right now.

[Fish4Fun]

I think we are about done with the Pinks too, have landed I think 25+ fish. Got some in a brine to smoke after work today. It was fun, just move away from the bulk of the boats and it was pretty good fishing most of the time. We did better staying South of the Ship Wreck, 450 - 500 feet of water 55' down on the riggers was the magic numbers every time we were out.

[h20hunter]

Fish4fun...........on Sunday am I was righ next to you when you pulled gear around 10 am and heading off.....midchannel off possession in between there and shipwreck..........white North River, gray top, two guys in my boat.....I saw you cooler had your handle on it....

[Fish4Fun]

Yeah, I remember your boat you came up on our left side. Since we troll so slow most boats troll past us. Sunday we sat down on them and the action was non stop for a good hour in the early light. 26 feet of cable and the  riggers were just going down and right back up. We hit 6 fish in under 20 minutes, 4 in the boat. I am surprised how many boats troll against the tide. We troll with it, so when we made the run that is probably where we went was back up current. This is from Sunday we fished 4 hours, landed 9.    This was my Nieces first Salmon trip and she helped get these 2 fish to the boat.

[FC]

I admit I had a few words with the smaller blue seiner boat and his shrew of a boat mate. Sunday they set their net and drug mine and another guys three crab pots about 500 yards. Didn't even get a sorry. When I asked them not so politely why they couldn't keep their s.....stuff.......outta my s.....stuff the bi........gal said they could have just kept it. The 2 min conversation went down hill from there

I'm done for the year fishing the humpies....I'll get out for silvers next month after I'm done elk hunting.

Man that chapped my butt.

I am very curiou, if you were to pull someone else's pots and get caught you would at the least be cited for it. Can you not press charges on them for doing the same? If your hearewasthere first you should be in tthe right here.

[h20hunter]

The answer is I don't know. What I do know is I fished and crabbed that area 4 weekends in a row, both Sat and Sun.........I didn't have a single problem with a pot from any recreational fisherman of any race, age, heritage, or gender. Not one of my pots was moved or touched and 3 out of 4 weekends they were left overnight from Sat to Sun. Then, the seiners show up...not the big boats mind you.....the single man operation boats. That is when I have the problems. Not a sorry, not a consideration, not an iotta of care that my gear was dragged and almost lost.

That is the attitude that causes problems and gets people fired up. Next time I'll cut my own pot free.

[Buckmark]

The answer is I don't know. What I do know is I fished and crabbed that area 4 weekends in a row, both Sat and Sun.........I didn't have a single problem with a pot from any recreational fisherman of any race, age, heritage, or gender. Not one of my pots was moved or touched and 3 out of 4 weekends they were left overnight from Sat to Sun. Then, the seiners show up...not the big boats mind you.....the single man operation boats. That is when I have the problems. Not a sorry, not a consideration, not an iotta of care that my gear was dragged and almost lost.

That is the attitude that causes problems and gets people fired up. Next time I'll cut my own pot free.

I saw that guy in the blue boat on saturday, he was right in the area with a bunch of crab pots around. He showed up about 10am i think, and the pots were allready there. I think he was also tribal so i wonder what difference that would make if he kept your pots because they were in his "right to fish" area?

[h20hunter]

You are right on all accounts Buck.....the pots were there first....he set his gear with complete disregard to anyone else, tribal or not, that was already fishing the area. He could have easily set down current and avoided the issue. However....that is not how some do it.

[Fishstiq]

1 for 3 so far this morning...

[Buckmark]

1 for 3 so far this morning...

A friend of mine went 5 for 7 yesterday, 4 humps, 1 coho...
Said the action was good till like 10 then slowsville..stayed out all day and did not start heading in till 5:45...had a fun ride in if you know what the weather did yesterday...

[Fish4Fun]

I saw a picture this morning that my buddy took right before the storm hit. Visibility went to zero he said and the wind was nasty. I think staying in the marina tied to the dock was much better for the nerves.   

[Skillet]

First chance I've had to post - out here rippin lips with Ripper and co.  We're 11 for 17-ish, one nice coho in the mix.   

[Fishstiq]

First chance I've had to post - out here rippin lips with Ripper and co.  We're 11 for 17-ish, one nice coho in the mix.

Wish I would have known you were going, I'd have gotten out there with ya!  Get 'em!

[huntnphool]

We were out just south of the shipwreck yesterday morning, picked up 4 coho and 6 pinks.

[Skillet]

First chance I've had to post - out here rippin lips with Ripper and co.  We're 11 for 17-ish, one nice coho in the mix.

Wish I would have known you were going, I'd have gotten out there with ya!  Get 'em!

I actually boat bummed on Rippers ride today.  Sweet setup. Ended up with three nice coho, a bunch of pinks. I'll probably never drag a pink squid around again after the way we slaughtered the humpies on coho gear today...
Thanks to the skipper and his fam for letting me tag along - learned a lot today. 

[Skillet]

We were out just south of the shipwreck yesterday morning, picked up 4 coho and 6 pinks.

Thats a sweet ratio right there.  Nice work-