Puget Sound Squid conditions

[chiwawadan]

I don't live near the sound and only get up once or twice max a year to go squid jigging from the piers. Is there any active forum or something online to look up current squidding conditions? Anyone up in the area that can report on how it's going? Are they in the south sound? Any pier particularly hot lately?

I want to get up there in the next week or two. Would love to maximize my time and make it a productive trip, but it's tough to figure out when the best times to go would be.

Last year we headed up and completely forgot to check the tide reports and ended up fighting low tide. Was unproductive.


Thanks!

[Dysfunctional Vet]

There’s squid at Les Davis. Left side seems to produce best. Saw them pull a couple out when I drove by last night. Not as crowded as it was a few weeks ago. I’ve been down there a few times and caught some but it is in my opinion slow. Haven’t caught any off of point defiance boat house dock. Tried a few times. I’ll shoot down there tonight and check it out for ya

[huntnphool]

 11 has been lights out, limits every time...from a boat.

[chiwawadan]

There’s squid at Les Davis. Left side seems to produce best. Saw them pull a couple out when I drove by last night. Not as crowded as it was a few weeks ago. I’ve been down there a few times and caught some but it is in my opinion slow. Haven’t caught any off of point defiance boat house dock. Tried a few times. I’ll shoot down there tonight and check it out for ya

Don't go out of the wayjust  for me! But I appreciate the insight already.

[metlhead]

Sort of following this. Every summer I seem to jig up a few around Olympia while salmon fishing. If I were to take my boat out for an overnighter, what am I looking for to find concentrations of squid. Depth, structure, currents?

[Parasite]

Supposedly there are Facebook groups for squid reports in the sound. I don't use FB so you'll have to find the page yourself.

[Stein]

Sort of following this. Every summer I seem to jig up a few around Olympia while salmon fishing. If I were to take my boat out for an overnighter, what am I looking for to find concentrations of squid. Depth, structure, currents?

I think most of the people squid around the docks.  You'll need a light over the side of your boat or poach light from a dock that isn't being fished on.

[knighttime25]

"Washington State - Puget Sound Squid Fishing - King Squid Jigs" is the page on Facebook. Enough posts on there to gather information on where/when the squid are....

[Dysfunctional Vet]

Went to les Davis last night for an hr to check it out. Not many people fishing and not too many being caught. Talked to a few people that gave me the same old story, “should of been here last night.” From what I gathered it’s been inconsistent, some nights are good and others suck.

[lokidog]

There are several PS Facebook squid groups.

Washington Squid Fishing is one.

[jamesfromseattle]

The FB groups have become a little less helpful, recently. Last year there was ridiculous crowding on some docks, which the FB groups took some blame for, and now there are some people that just post intentionally incorrect information.

At least in the Seattle area it has been slow, overall, this year. Not nearly as consistent as usual. In most years there are good nights and ok nights. This year there have been some occasional good nights, but also some dead slow nights. Usually it is not very good on the east side of the sound when the rivers are high, and the rivers have been high all fall. Not sure if that's the reason it has been slow.

I was out on Saturday night in downtown Seattle, and it was extremely slow. One squid for me in two hours, even with a huge spread of lights.

@chiwawadan, are you in a boat or hitting a dock? If you're coming from far away, I'd try to time it for a dry spell.

[wadu1]

Swung by Dash Point yesterday afternoon at hi slack. Saw 6 or 8 boats on the north side jigging.

[GWP]

NWFishing reports has some reports on Squid.
http://northwestfishingreports.com/Reports/Latest

[Jake Dogfish]

The squid seem late this year, maybe due to all the fresh water in the sound. 
But it was pretty good at the pier last week, and was good in the float tube today.

[chiwawadan]

The FB groups have become a little less helpful, recently. Last year there was ridiculous crowding on some docks, which the FB groups took some blame for, and now there are some people that just post intentionally incorrect information.

At least in the Seattle area it has been slow, overall, this year. Not nearly as consistent as usual. In most years there are good nights and ok nights. This year there have been some occasional good nights, but also some dead slow nights. Usually it is not very good on the east side of the sound when the rivers are high, and the rivers have been high all fall. Not sure if that's the reason it has been slow.

I was out on Saturday night in downtown Seattle, and it was extremely slow. One squid for me in two hours, even with a huge spread of lights.

@chiwawadan, are you in a boat or hitting a dock? If you're coming from far away, I'd try to time it for a dry spell.

I'll be hitting one of the docks/piers. I've always gone in the south sound, but I've heard farther north tends to perform better. Appreciate all the advice on here so far. I'll be making a trip sometime soon. Long way to drive for one squid in 2 hours! But that's fishing.

[huntnphool]

I've always gone in the south sound, but I've heard farther north tends to perform better. Appreciate all the advice on here so far. I'll be making a trip sometime soon. Long way to drive for one squid in 2 hours! But that's fishing.

The squid seem late this year, maybe due to all the fresh water in the sound. 
But it was pretty good at the pier last week, and was good in the float tube today.

 Did you both miss post #2?

[branches]

Well I have been fishing on the Des Moines pier this year and it has been slow for me this year. In the last 3 weeks I have not seen anything like last year fishing at the same time. I think the seals are messing up the squid fishing at this pier. I have had the seals take the squid off my jig as i bring it in and watched the seals blow out the schools of squid that come into the dock. Tonight was very slow. I think fishing out of a boat best. I have not fished any other place so maybe somebody else can report how good fishing is north or south of Des Moines.

[huntnphool]

 Redondo has been just as good as last year.

[Jake Dogfish]

Slow.  One decent day last week.  Not much this week.
Squid have just started showing up full of eggs, so I’m still hoping more will show up. 

[branches]

Yes the eggs are just starting so i hope that fishing will pick up soon. The seals at Des Moines are making fishing tough but people are still getting some. I hope in the next couple of weeks fishing gets better.

[lokidog]

I'll be hitting one of the docks/piers. I've always gone in the south sound, but I've heard farther north tends to perform better. Appreciate all the advice on here so far. I'll be making a trip sometime soon. Long way to drive for one squid in 2 hours! But that's fishing.

My experience usually seems to be "You should have been here yesterday."  It does seem pretty hit or miss in a random way.

[huntnphool]

 Two more limits tonight in short time.

[lokidog]

Two more limits tonight in short time.