Area 9 opener

[CP]

Anyone fish it today?

I fished a couple hours off the West side of P bar before work this morning.  Nothing caught.  50 or so boats over there and I didn’t see anything caught.

[pilebuck]

Caught a beauty and another bigger wild I let go off possession

[jeffro]

Landed 2 keepers and lost one that nearly spooled me.
Possession also.
Had one take down at PNP but never felt it.

[Ripper]

Fish checker said about 1 per boat average. Mostly kings but a few pinks and silvers were in the mix.

[MADMAX]

Fished it, crowded at PNP and skunk bay
saw zero fish netted
I talked to one guy at the ramp that had a nice fish around 12bs
said first light bite
I was late at 5am and was surprised by the number of boat trailers at the ramp
will try again tomorrow probably

[pilebuck]

Both kings ran like freight trains.Sad thing is that wild nook I let go might end up in a Indians net 

[bowtechian]

Fished it, crowded at PNP and skunk bay
saw zero fish netted
I talked to one guy at the ramp that had a nice fish around 12bs
said first light bite
I was late at 5am and was surprised by the number of boat trailers at the ramp
will try again tomorrow probably

Seen another post about no fish @ skunk bay hmmm........?

[MADMAX]

I think its the North wind.
I'm going to wait until the wind direction changes
North wind has never been good for fishing IMO.

[MADMAX]

Got one today, better bite this morning with the south wind
talked to a guy that got one about 23lbs and saw another taken about same size as this one

[bowtechian]

Some nice orange meat for the grill!!

[pilebuck]

Nice fish I got two on the opener went out sat nothing too hot but not meaning the bite

[JimmyHoffa]

Isn't the quota around 70% met already?  You think it will last the week?

[pilebuck]

I don't think so they were 1\2 way as of Sunday afternoon going out again Tues hope the quota isn't till the end of the week I rather fish on weekdays the weekends are a zoo 

[CP]

I'm surprised that this is still open.  I got one this morning, hope to get out again before they close it.

[wildmanoutdoors]

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports_plants.html

No updates since Saturday. 50% gone as of Sat the 18th.

[CP]

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/reports_plants.html

No updates since Saturday. 50% gone as of Sat the 18th.

Where do you see that?

[CP]

I see it now, 1,253 fish out of 2,483

At that catch rate they should have hit the quota yesterday.

[pilebuck]

Nice fish I need more them nooks strip line addicting every time I tell ya
 

[CP]

Chinook salmon fishing in Marine Area 9 will close at the end of the day Sunday

OLYMPIA – The recreational chinook salmon fishery in Marine Area 9 (Admiralty Inlet) will close at the end of the day, Sunday, July 26, when state fishery managers expect the catch quota to be met.
Fishing for coho and pink salmon in Marine Area 9 will remain open but all chinook must be released. The daily limit for the area will be two salmon plus two additional pink salmon. Anglers fishing from the Edmonds Fishing Pier can still retain chinook.
“Anglers have been doing well since the fishery opened last week,” said Ryan Lothrop, Puget Sound recreational salmon fishery manager. “The fishery was scheduled to be open through Aug. 15, but anglers have already caught 80 percent of the chinook catch quota for the area.”
As of July 23, anglers had harvested an estimated 1,953 chinook in Marine Area 9. The catch quota for the area is 2,483 fish.
Beginning Monday, anglers will be able to fish for salmon in the area south from the line between Foulweather Bluff and Olele Point, Lothrop said. This section of Marine Area 9 was closed during the chinook fishery. Anglers fishing in this section have the same daily limit for salmon as the rest of Marine Area 9.

[h20hunter]

Hmmm..maybe ill be looking for bigger game than a humpy tomorrow.

[CP]

Hmmm..maybe ill be looking for bigger game than a humpy tomorrow.

How did you do?

[h20hunter]

Lotta crab.........never made the run to hit the salmon.