2018 Coho MA 8-10

[WAcoueshunter]

Awesome conditions this morning for fishing. My kid and I played with kings for a bit, then focused on the coho. Missed a few good bites and lost a couple, but wound up with three coho, two were resident size and one ocean fish. Rain should bring in more fish, next weekend should be good.

  - Off the oil docks?  I'm wondering if it's worth the run down there.

We started around the Trees and trolled north with the outgoing tide to Edmonds.  Did hit a double right in front of the oil docks (converted 1), but didn't find any real concentration of fish, just one here, one there.  Lots of boats at the oil docks, I'll probably steer clear of there just so I don't have to deal with all the boats!

[Stein]

If I'm reading the regs right, 8-2 is any coho, 9 is release wild and 10 is any coho?  Glad I have a good GPS or I'd be in fish prison.

[CP]

If I'm reading the regs right, 8-2 is any coho, 9 is release wild and 10 is any coho?  Glad I have a good GPS or I'd be in fish prison.

Yeah, that’s correct.  Also you can’t fish in area 9 if you have wild Coho on board even if they were caught in 8-2 or 10.  That’s going to make fishing the Shipwreck area around the 8-2, 9 line interesting.

[WAcoueshunter]

I fished the tide changes last night and this morning in MA10.  Not red hot by any means, but good enough to get my fish.  Today's fish were both nice, the bigger of the two went 8.5 lbs, and the smaller was a little over 6.  For what it's worth, I tried several landmark spots that have been good the last couple years and never touched a fish.  Then went out to the deep water and hit fish both days. 

[WSU]

It seems like with the coho you are often just as well off heading out into 500 ft of water and just picking a spot.

[RB]

It seems like with the coho you are often just as well off heading out into 500 ft of water and just picking a spot.

I am going to have to try that next time fished the bait box twice in the last couple weeks in about 100 feet or less and spent more time pulling weeds off our lines than anything.

[WAcoueshunter]

It seems like with the coho you are often just as well off heading out into 500 ft of water and just picking a spot.

I think that's right.  Sometimes they get concentrated in shallower with the bait, but I think mostly it's just habit coming out of king season and it feels weird to not fish some sort of landmark.  I saw one of the charters out there today in the middle, headed south.  A little this direction, a little that, he clearly had no path he was following, but generally trolled south for a few miles until I couldn't see him anymore. 

[WSU]

Troll with the tide to cover ground. 

[CP]

Here's the best catch that I've made in awhile.  They can be hard to find.

[blackpowderhunter]

i need to get out soon..
elk season has been on my mind, and priority list..but i might have to sneak out of work one more time before archery season.

[Stein]

Here's the best catch that I've made in awhile.  They can be hard to find.

Now you just need five of those blinky flashers to go with them.   

The only thing I could do with the cookies & cream this week was hook large dogfish in the dorsal fin.

[Stein]

All right, who went out today?  Let's see some glowing reports.

[SeaRun1]

Got two ocean Coho just north of Ballard.  Was hoping to limit the boat but the wife had other plans with friends.  Monday however...

SR1

[WAcoueshunter]

My kid and I got our fourth today about 8:15. We are fishing in MA10, but might run north tomorrow to look for bigger fish. Biggest today was 6 lbs. Need to find where the derby fish are hanging out!

[blackpowderhunter]

i know everyone says first light is best for the coho fishing..but i used up a lot of my vacation fishing kings and saving some for elk..
worth my time to head out after work or just suck it up and fish weekend first light?