got squid!!

[Matt Messing]

didn't do to bad squidding in the monsoon Saturday night. they really seemed to like the Green and glow jigs by silver horde. got them in the bremerton area. good luck to everyone out there 

[Jake Dogfish]

Well done!   

It’s been slow the few times I have been down to the pier.  Hopefully it’s starting to pick up.

[magnanimous_j]

Nice job! I've heard its been a slow season this year. I haven't been yet since they permanently closed my favorite pier 

[Katmai Guy]

Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?

[magnanimous_j]

Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?

Pier 86

[jmscon]

WTF?!

[Matt Messing]

got into some bigger squid last night. still a little slow. they seem to like the smaller jigs right now

[GrampasGuns]

Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?

Pier 86

Is this true?!! What BS that was the best spot!

[magnanimous_j]

Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?

Pier 86

Is this true?!! What BS that was the best spot!

Yeah. Apparently there was some significant structural damage to the pier, so they closed it indefinitely. They say they will investigate how much it will be to fix it, but there are no immediate plans to do so.

It sucks. The guy who ran the little tackle shop down there had to close his doors.

[GrampasGuns]

Mag, was that the one here at pier 90?

Pier 86

Is this true?!! What BS that was the best spot!

Yeah. Apparently there was some significant structural damage to the pier, so they closed it indefinitely. They say they will investigate how much it will be to fix it, but there are no immediate plans to do so.

It sucks. The guy who ran the little tackle shop down there had to close his doors.

I am crying into my beer as we speak. My nickname there was " son of jumbo". The fellas there took a liking to me and sold me some jigs and gave me some excellent tips. An older gentleman named Chang came up to me once " you suck!You need good jig" and he gave me a few home grown jigs and let me fish next to him. Buckets were filled lol.

PLEASE REOPEN!

[magnanimous_j]

An older gentleman named Chang came up to me once " you suck!You need good jig" and he gave me a few home grown jigs and let me fish next to him. Buckets were filled lol.

PLEASE REOPEN!

 

There is (were ) a group of old asian dudes that were down there literally every single time I ever went. I called them The Ninjas. You could stand right next to them, use the exact same gear and jigs, watch their every movement and try to copy it exactly, and they would still out-squid me 10-1 every single time.

I never figured out what they were doing differently.

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

An older gentleman named Chang came up to me once " you suck!You need good jig" and he gave me a few home grown jigs and let me fish next to him. Buckets were filled lol.

PLEASE REOPEN!

 

There is (were ) a group of old asian dudes that were down there literally every single time I ever went. I called them The Ninjas. You could stand right next to them, use the exact same gear and jigs, watch their every movement and try to copy it exactly, and they would still out-squid me 10-1 every single time.

I never figured out what they were doing differently.

They the Nijas held there mouth diffeeent.

[hhack]

I know the limit is 10 pounds but can you get ten pounds tonight before midnight and ten pounds tomorrow say at 1 am from the same place??? Squidding has been stupid good.

[JimmyHoffa]

An older gentleman named Chang came up to me once " you suck!You need good jig" and he gave me a few home grown jigs and let me fish next to him. Buckets were filled lol.

PLEASE REOPEN!

 

There is (were ) a group of old asian dudes that were down there literally every single time I ever went. I called them The Ninjas. You could stand right next to them, use the exact same gear and jigs, watch their every movement and try to copy it exactly, and they would still out-squid me 10-1 every single time.

I never figured out what they were doing differently.

There were a couple old guys I would fish with out of ballard for blackmouth, and the one guy would keep washing his hands with the lemon scented dishsoap before handling bait/flasher/tackle--anything below mainline swivel.  He would outfish the rest of us 10-1 or more.  Even after everyone else started washing with the same soap, he was still catching 10-1.

[AL WORRELLS KID]

Nothing like fishing right next to these guys and having them pull out 10 to your 1. 
 Doug

[kenzmad]

I know the limit is 10 pounds but can you get ten pounds tonight before midnight and ten pounds tomorrow say at 1 am from the same place??? Squidding has been stupid good.

Im no warden, but my take is, if you limited out before midnight, took them to your car and started fishing at 12:01, you would be good. Kicker is posession limit. Not sure what that is in fresh form. If you went home, dropped off the squid and came back after midnight, i would think you are good. Maybe something I am missing in the regs? Interesting question nevertheless.

[Sneaky]

I know the limit is 10 pounds but can you get ten pounds tonight before midnight and ten pounds tomorrow say at 1 am from the same place??? Squidding has been stupid good.

Im no warden, but my take is, if you limited out before midnight, took them to your car and started fishing at 12:01, you would be good. Kicker is posession limit. Not sure what that is in fresh form. If you went home, dropped off the squid and came back after midnight, i would think you are good. Maybe something I am missing in the regs? Interesting question nevertheless.

possession limit is one daily limit fresh shellfish. squid are shellfish.

[npaull]

Anyone know if the squid make it down to Olympia, or do you have to be higher up in the sound?

[Jamieb]

Steilacoom dock is as far south as I've heard of any

[trophyhunt]

so do you guys have to clean them to eat them, or are you catching them for bait?

[Jake Dogfish]

There super easy to clean and tasty.
I’ve used them for bait but they seldom last long in fridge or freezer.  My Wife makes squid adobo with the ink.  I prefer them fried up.

[WSU]

You can buy bait squid super cheap at cash n carry. I think they are meant for food (obviously) and were delicious when I ate them.

[trophyhunt]

I like fried squid, but it’s one animal I’ve never caught for myself. Not sure about that whole ink thing, that just doesn’t sound good.

[jmscon]

I like fried squid, but it’s one animal I’ve never caught for myself. Not sure about that whole ink thing, that just doesn’t sound good.

The squid in the sound are the best I’ve ever had, better than anything I’ve bought at a restaurant. Cleaning isn’t bad and the ink isn’t an issue. There is a piece of bone or hard cartilage in the mantle that looks like a feather that needs to come out. That and the little bit of guts, eyes and beak. I’ve heard the pigment on the skin should be scraped off but I haven’t found that it makes a difference.

[Jamieb]

Theres a how too on the WDFG website that's pretty good for cleaning squid.

[trophyhunt]

I should take my daughter out, she loves them.  But no clue how to, and would I have to go to seattle or can I go to des moines?  Just a shell fish license, pole, jig and bucket?  And you have to go at night I assume, the later the better?

[onmygame]

I should take my daughter out, she loves them.  But no clue how to, and would I have to go to seattle or can I go to des moines?  Just a shell fish license, pole, jig and bucket?  And you have to go at night I assume, the later the better?

It has been a good long while since I've been squidding - not since the early '90s or so, but it used to be that when they were in, they were in.

I would take the kids down to the Point Defiance Boat House in the middle of the afternoon and we would jig off of the dock, and did well.

While night jigging might be more productive in terms of the amount of time it would take to limit - there is a trade off particularly when involving kids as schedules tend to be disrupted.

I'm curious as to whether or not anyone has been jigging daylight hours, and if so - would they be so kind as to chime in.

I will try and get out right after Christmas, and get just a little more use out of this license before it gets replaced

[Jake Dogfish]

I should take my daughter out, she loves them.  But no clue how to, and would I have to go to seattle or can I go to des moines?  Just a shell fish license, pole, jig and bucket?  And you have to go at night I assume, the later the better?

It has been a good long while since I've been squidding - not since the early '90s or so, but it used to be that when they were in, they were in.

I would take the kids down to the Point Defiance Boat House in the middle of the afternoon and we would jig off of the dock, and did well.

While night jigging might be more productive in terms of the amount of time it would take to limit - there is a trade off particularly when involving kids as schedules tend to be disrupted.

I'm curious as to whether or not anyone has been jigging daylight hours, and if so - would they be so kind as to chime in.

I will try and get out right after Christmas, and get just a little more use out of this license before it gets replaced

I squid more during the day then at night.  The key is finding where they are at.  At night you have lights to attract them.  During the day the squid are usually much deeper. Say 35-70 feet.  If they are deeper than that they are tough to target and reel up.  I usually anchor with my float tube in front of the house. If they are there I’ll get them and if they are not I won’t.  If you have a boat though you can find the schools with electronics and follow them around.
  Another thing people ask is “do you need to squid by the piers”?   
The answer is no.  At night if you have a light it would be better away from the pier where your light makes more of a impact.

[GoldenRing270]

I have been wanting to try squid fishing. Sounds like a lot of fun.