Area 9

[MADMAX]

Opens Friday
I think the quota is around 4700 fish
Who’s fishing it ?
I bet if it’s as good as the islands and straits has been , it doesn’t last a week
Good luck to all

[steeleywhopper]

I'll be out Sunday and Monday if it lasts that long..

[Stein]

4700 encounters, not fish, correct?

Depends on the crowds and catch rates.  I expect the former and hope for the best, there isn't much else going on so it really concentrates the effort.  I wonder why they don't overlap 7 & 9 to at least spread the effort out instead of everyone piling into 7, then everyone piling into 9.

[carlyoungs]

We will be out with the rest of the puget sound anglers on Friday morning. Good luck everyone.

[bushmantom]

Areas are opened one at a time so fishermen can be watched.  The state pay for few fish counters and LEOs that way.

[MADMAX]

4700 encounters, not fish, correct?

Depends on the crowds and catch rates.  I expect the former and hope for the best, there isn't much else going on so it really concentrates the effort.  I wonder why they don't overlap 7 & 9 to at least spread the effort out instead of everyone piling into 7, then everyone piling into 9.

This what I read

Quota:

Chinook Total (July – September): 4,700

[carlyoungs]

Is anyone going to hit up area 10?

[Mfowl]

Is anyone going to hit up area 10?

I'll be in 10 on Sat/Sun.

Good luck out there! Save me one!

[carlyoungs]

Is anyone going to hit up area 10?

I'll be in 10 on Sat/Sun.

Good luck out there! Save me one!

Will do! Plan on fishing the 9/10 border. Was trying for resident silvers when crab opened and all we were catching was kings. Released 9 hatchery kings in about 3 hours of fishing.

[Mfowl]

Is anyone going to hit up area 10?

I'll be in 10 on Sat/Sun.

Good luck out there! Save me one!

Will do! Plan on fishing the 9/10 border. Was trying for resident silvers when crab opened and all we were catching was kings. Released 9 hatchery kings in about 3 hours of fishing.

C'Mon man! I gotta work through Friday! 

[carlyoungs]

Is anyone going to hit up area 10?

I'll be in 10 on Sat/Sun.

Good luck out there! Save me one!

Will do! Plan on fishing the 9/10 border. Was trying for resident silvers when crab opened and all we were catching was kings. Released 9 hatchery kings in about 3 hours of fishing.

C'Mon man! I gotta work through Friday! 

Work is overrated gotta get your priorities straight 😁

[MADMAX]

 

I’m hoping a good day and weekend for all
Put in today and the ramp and parking lot was packed already

[hunt6226]

Good luck everyone…. Gonna be a zoo tomorrow but better than working 

I’ll be on possession to start..
Stay safe

[GASoline71]

4700 encounters, not fish, correct?

Depends on the crowds and catch rates.  I expect the former and hope for the best, there isn't much else going on so it really concentrates the effort.  I wonder why they don't overlap 7 & 9 to at least spread the effort out instead of everyone piling into 7, then everyone piling into 9.

Correct.  If you get back to the boat ramp and the "fish checkers" ask you how you did, and you say you caught 1 but had 2 more that got off the hook at the boat, the 2 that you lost is still somehow counted towards the overall quota.  WDFW has determined that a salmon's survival rate drops after an "encounter" like that, so they mark it against the total of the quota. 

Gary

[CP]

I was told by a WDFW official once that "encounters" get a mortality percentage applied to them, something less than 1.


Fish checker: "Did you release anything today?"

Nope, not a thing.