Salmon in the Westport basin

[Schmalzfam]

Headed down to Westport this weekend to do some salmon fishing, in the boat basin. Does anyone have any reports or guidance on what they may bite on? Thanks!!

[gasman]

Listening to a local radio station down there last weekend while making a delivery and they were talking about it. As of Thursday last week, there was a 12 lb silver, 15 lb steal head and 18 lb king (among-st others) caught in the boat basin.

Bait didnt matter, they were being caught on spinners, spoons, herring, and egg under bobbers 



Have fun and good luck 

[Schmalzfam]

Thanks Gasman! Good info.

[Hunterman]

Pete we might have to go down there

Hunterman(Tony)

[buckhorn2]

Fished Johns river today 8 big kings and 2 silvers but had to release them all fun trying ti unhook 25 pound fish. The best basin fishing has been at the islander and the high walk on float 20 there is only about 1 think the works and its called a flying C and the best color is chartreuse with a silver blade thery have them at englund marine I use the 7/8s because they sink faster. Going up to johns river in the morning the best bite is an hour before until an hour after high. Tony the count is 589 going to pull the boat when we hit 600.

[wildmanoutdoors]

Heard some great reports from yesterday! 30 plus fish to some boats, limits of Silvers. Flat water and a long bite.

[Cap.Silver]

You guys are killing me  I'm trying to finish at least part of my home project before the hunting season and I'm dying to go fishing . 

[wildmanoutdoors]

You guys are killing me  I'm trying to finish at least part of my home project before the hunting season and I'm dying to go fishing . 

Big Kings wait for no man! Sunny and 75 in Westport this weekend. Should be a cluster fubar. Cant wait!

[Cap.Silver]

Big Kings wait for no man! Sunny and 75 in Westport this weekend. Should be a cluster fubar. Cant wait!
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I know I know ,but I need to get this done otherwise my wife will not cook for me 

[buckhorn2]

Took my daughter out first time for her for salmon she reeled in 4 big kings and 2 silvers went by the dock and one guy at the islander had 3 silvers and a jack will be better in another week if it rains even two steelhead caught this past week from the dock. Soon they will be hitting live anchovies under a bobber.

[gasman]

Big Kings wait for no man! Sunny and 75 in Westport this weekend. Should be a cluster fubar. Cant wait!

I know I know ,but I need to get this done otherwise my wife will not cook for me 
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Come on, you can handle to lose a few pounds 

[Schmalzfam]

I'm excited , for sure!! Does anyone know where you can get live anchovies? I know there is a pen there, but not sure if they are just supplying the charter boats.

[bearpaw]

Good luck, wished I was going over there again, too busy now.

[Cap.Silver]

I'm excited , for sure!! Does anyone know where you can get live anchovies? I know there is a pen there, but not sure if they are just supplying the charter boats.

I'm not sure ,but here is link to Westports chamber of commerce with some numbers you can call -good luck   http://westportgrayland-chamber.org/fishing_info.php

[Forks]

I'm excited , for sure!! Does anyone know where you can get live anchovies? I know there is a pen there, but not sure if they are just supplying the charter boats.

The bait dock is straight across from float 10. $50 for a 10lb scoop.

[Bullkllr]

I'm excited , for sure!! Does anyone know where you can get live anchovies? I know there is a pen there, but not sure if they are just supplying the charter boats.

The bait dock is straight across from float 10. $50 for a 10lb scoop.

Seems like a lot of 'chovies for dock fishing for silvers. Might have a few extra or 9 lbs at that rate.

[Schmalzfam]

Yeah, that is a lot of bait.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

10lbs of chovies! Fish some and use the rest to make smoked chovies! 

[Hunterman]

One scoop will do you at $5.00.

Hunterman(Tony)

[Schmalzfam]

Just got a scoop. Didn't have to buy 10lbs. Thank goodness.

[Schmalzfam]

Well we only got one, but we are hooked and headed back down this weekend.

[gasman]

I wanted to head that direction and hit the Johns river area but the construction on I5 has me reconsidering. dont want to spend more time in traffic then fishing 

[C-Money]

Well we only got one, but we are hooked and headed back down this weekend.

Glad you got one, was it a coho?

[Schmalzfam]

It was a coho, my boyfriend caught it. I just seem to long line release them...ugh. someday, I will figure it out.

[gasman]

Any good this weekend?

[buckhorn2]

There were more caught today I caught two silvers and lost a jack using live anchovies but people were doing just as well with dead ones fishing 4 feet under a bobber.