Area 10 King this morning

[broadhead]

I released this king out of area 10 this morning. It sure was a whole lot more fun than a coho. Photo doesn't do justice laying sideways. Full sized adult king. I love that *censored*. Got it on video but not thinking most people are going to watch 5 minutes of reeling in a fish 

[Jake Dogfish]

Nice fish!

[MADMAX]

 
And in kayak 👍

[CP]

Nice.  Looks like a hatchery fish, 5 days too early.

[C-Money]

Nice one!!

[SeaRun1]

Fishing on the east side of ten was good this morning.  Two limits of small Coho (3 pounds?) and a nice 10-12 clipped King.  All in the upper part of the water column.  Going back tomorrow to catch that King again so I can keep it.

SR1

[Dan-o]

Nice!!

[blackpowderhunter]

Fishing on the east side of ten was good this morning.  Two limits of small Coho (3 pounds?) and a nice 10-12 clipped King.  All in the upper part of the water column.  Going back tomorrow to catch that King again so I can keep it.

SR1

10 opens up on the 13..not the 12th 

[huntnphool]

 Nicely done

[SeaRun1]

Fishing on the east side of ten was good this morning.  Two limits of small Coho (3 pounds?) and a nice 10-12 clipped King.  All in the upper part of the water column.  Going back tomorrow to catch that King again so I can keep it.

SR1

10 opens up on the 13..not the 12th 

I just looked on the Fish Washington app and noticed that.  So Thursday it is.  The app just says no retention of Chinook and Chum to June 1 to July 12.  There is no mention on the app of it opening July 13.  Is this 100% confirmed?  The amount of bait and fish we were marking reminded me of Neah Bay.  Getting that king today got me excited to get back out.

SR1

[MADMAX]

13th

[Stein]

The thing with the app to be careful with is you can get in pamphlet mode which will often put you on the wrong side of legal.

[CP]

Thursday should be an interesting day on the water.

[Stein]

Especially latecomers or early quitters hitting the launch about 8:45.

I imagine a pot or two might go for a ride as well.

The only good news is the pressure will be spread, it's open all the way up through 7.

[MADMAX]

The thing with the app to be careful with is you can get in pamphlet mode which will often put you on the wrong side of legal.

Agree been looking for hard copy’s
No joy

[SeaRun1]

Thanks guys.  Yep the app was in pamphlet mode so I didn’t see the opening.  Good luck all.

SR1

[CP]

 

[Viking360]

Nice! Man i wish i was retired!

[CP]

Nice! Man i wish i was retired!

I highly recommend it.

[hunt6226]

Congrats!!
We were at Mid Channel this morning and it was good.
Can’t get pic to upload..

[Mfowl]

Congrats!!
We were at Mid Channel this morning and it was good.
Can’t get pic to upload..

Mid Channel for us too!

[Stein]

Fished Possession, got a couple along with a ling cod, shark and China rockfish.

Pulled plenty of crab, big ones were soft and the hard ones were 1/16" short of legal.  It's almost as if someone had been crabbing the area hard and sorted all the keepers out....

I need to put in some effort to scout out some new crab areas, the old faithful spots are just clobbered before we even get out.

[Mfowl]

1/2 of a troll, 2 bites, 2 keepers. Back at the ramp at 6AM.

[3boys]

Way to wack em and stack em!

[hunt6226]

Great pics and congrats!!
Gonna give it another shot tomorrow am.

[fishngamereaper]

Great pics and congrats!!
Gonna give it another shot tomorrow am.

Keep your eyes out for an emergency closure.

[Taco280AI]

Nice fish 

[hunt6226]

Great pics and congrats!!
Gonna give it another shot tomorrow am.

Keep your eyes out for an emergency closure.

     Hope not for a few more days..

[Mfowl]

Great pics and congrats!!
Gonna give it another shot tomorrow am.

Good luck out there! Enjoy it while it lasts! 

[blackpowderhunter]

9 wont last..
been out at mid channel the last two days with limits for the 3 of us on the boat before 7 30 am both days.
nets flying EVERYWHERE.
it is on fire out there this year.  i'll be back out in the morning.

[CP]

Reports have died down; I'm guessing that the fishing has died down too.

Anyone still catching anything in 10?

[JBG]

MA 9 is only open Thursday-Sat so maybe thats why we havent heard anything . . . I wonder if they will close it for a few weeks so there is something to fish for in Aug. 

[Mfowl]

The few reports I have seen from 10/Jeff Head were spotty at best. Lots of res coho but Chinook bites are minimal. Have not seen much from Possession besides this thread. I will be back on Mid Channel for Friday morning, will post a report from that. Good luck out there, tight lines!

[BLH69]

got two way south of there this morning.

[Mfowl]

Mid Channel was a lot tougher fishing today. We fished 2 tide changes daylight to about 1:30pm. We did hook 2 fish early on but both came off quickly. Saw maybe 10-12 fish caught for 300+ boats. Fish checker said 1/2 a fish/boat when we came in. That seemed better than what I observed. Fish checker also said Thursday was much better. Good luck out there, tight lines!

[brocka]

Mid Channel was a lot tougher fishing today. We fished 2 tide changes daylight to about 1:30pm. We did hook 2 fish early on but both came off quickly. Saw maybe 10-12 fish caught for 300+ boats. Fish checker said 1/2 a fish/boat when we came in. That seemed better than what I observed. Fish checker also said Thursday was much better. Good luck out there, tight lines!

Fished it for the evening. It was definitely slow, only picked up 1. This morning though was on fire. 5 kings by 7:30.


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[Norman89]

Dad and I fished 9 all morning slim pickings we saw 4 fish caught, we caught 4 juveniles turned loose safely, 3 take downs on the down riggers no hook ups and lots of slob in the water

[Mfowl]

Mid Channel was a lot tougher fishing today. We fished 2 tide changes daylight to about 1:30pm. We did hook 2 fish early on but both came off quickly. Saw maybe 10-12 fish caught for 300+ boats. Fish checker said 1/2 a fish/boat when we came in. That seemed better than what I observed. Fish checker also said Thursday was much better. Good luck out there, tight lines!

Fished it for the evening. It was definitely slow, only picked up 1. This morning though was on fire. 5 kings by 7:30.

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Awesome! Nice work! 

[CP]

And now it's over.  With a bonus screwing on coho retention.


Chinook salmon retention closed in Marine Area 10 (Seattle/Bremerton Area)

Action: Closes retention of Chinook and changes coho daily limit to one (1).

Species affected: Chinook and coho salmon.

Effective dates and locations:

Effective Aug. 4 through Oct. 31, 2023: Marine Area 10, except East Elliott Bay and year-round piers (Bremerton Boardwalk, Illahee State Park Pier, Seacrest Pier, and Waterman Pier).
Effective Aug. 18 through Oct. 31, 2023: East Elliott Bay (Waters of Elliott Bay east of a line from Duwamish Head to Pier 91 up to the mouth of the Duwamish River including Harbor Island.
Rules: Salmon daily limit two (2) including no more than one (1) coho. No minimum size. Release Chinook and chum.

Reason for action: The current estimate of Chinook sublegal encounters for the summer fishery is 9,471 of 7,748 total sublegal encounters (122%) agreed to in this year’s List of Agreed Fisheries (LOAF). Therefore, WDFW will close the fishery to Chinook retention.

Additionally, the current estimate of coho catch for the month of July is 11,665 coho.  The preseason expected catch of coho in the month of July was 4,810 coho, almost 250% above the expected catch. The retention limit for coho is being reduced to minimize impacts on coho stocks of concern.

Additional information: Year-round piers (Bremerton Boardwalk, Illahee State Park Pier, Seacrest Pier, and Waterman Pier) remain open under permanent rules listed in the 2023/24 Washington Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet.

Anglers can be notified of any Fishing Rule Changes by email, as soon as they are announced, by signing up for rule change notices at https://wdfw.wa.gov/about/lists.

Information contact: Fish Program, 360-902-2700.

[Mfowl]

So does that mean there is no Chinook retention for the east Elliot Bay opener this weekend? Or is that fishery still on for the posted dates 8/5-8/7?
It says " Except east Elliot Bay and year round piers" but also states limit 2 release Chinook/chum. 

[jay.sharkbait]

So does that mean there is no Chinook retention for the east Elliot Bay opener this weekend? Or is that fishery still on for the posted dates 8/5-8/7?
It says " Except east Elliot Bay and year round piers" but also states limit 2 release Chinook/chum. 

I’m reading it as still open.

If so, expect a major S-show

[Mfowl]

So does that mean there is no Chinook retention for the east Elliot Bay opener this weekend? Or is that fishery still on for the posted dates 8/5-8/7?
It says " Except east Elliot Bay and year round piers" but also states limit 2 release Chinook/chum. 

I’m reading it as still open.

If so, expect a major S-show

I read it the same way, just wanted to clarify. Been fishing E bay a long time. It wouldn't be an opener if it wasn't a S show!

[WAcoueshunter]

Super frustrating. We are being closed down because they opened for resident coho early and we started burning through the shaker quota in early June.  So effectively we traded mature, August kings for 2 lb June coho. A super mismanagement of the resource.

[MADMAX]

Glad I sold the boat, ridiculous, you wait all year and get 2 weeks local

[cavemann]

Always had this question..  you can keep 2 coho in 9 but 1 in 10.  We were planning on fishing 10 out of Kingston.  If we bonk our coho, can we run up to 9 for our second?

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[CP]

Always had this question..  you can keep 2 coho in 9 but 1 in 10.  We were planning on fishing 10 out of Kingston.  If we bonk our coho, can we run up to 9 for our second?

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Yeah, it’s a mess.  As I understand it, you may keep 1 Coho, either hatchery or wild in 10 and in 8-2.  You may keep 2, hatchery only Coho in 9.

So, if you catch a clipped Coho in 10, you may go to 9 and attempt to catch a 2nd clipped Coho.  But, if you catch and keep an unclipped Coho in 10, then you are done with Coho.  You can’t take an unclipped fish into area 9.

[fishngamereaper]

Always had this question..  you can keep 2 coho in 9 but 1 in 10.  We were planning on fishing 10 out of Kingston.  If we bonk our coho, can we run up to 9 for our second?

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I'd just start in 9 and call it good. Better fish the farther west you go.


As for the closure
The LOAF encounters driving our seasons is a joke. It's going to be the ideal way for DFW to close fishing at a whim..no rhyme or reason for the numbers. Complete SWAG like everything else dfw has their hands in..

[cavemann]

Thanks reaper..  haven't fished up there yet in my boat.  We are going regardless to at least check it out.  Might at least have some fun with pinks on lighter rods

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[Mfowl]

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