MA9 reports

[Stein]

How's the coho bite in 9?  I've been out of town for a week and just getting back on the water this weekend and we'll be taking out some kids for their first salmon catches.

[blackpowderhunter]

i havent gotten out yet, but im seeing reports that pinks are starting to thin out and people are getting into coho.
my last time out about a week ago i gave up releasing pinks trying to get a coho and just bonked 4 of em and came home haha

[Stein]

I think we'll be fishing Friday - Monday, different crew each day.  Sounds like the coho could be as stellar as the pinks.

Someone just has to figure out how to get elk and coho to not do their thing at the same time, it kills me to put the boat away for a week right in the middle of the peak.



Dang, just looked at the weather and it really took a turn for the worse, especially Sunday.  Hopefully they are wrong..

[blackpowderhunter]

I think we'll be fishing Friday - Monday, different crew each day.  Sounds like the coho could be as stellar as the pinks.

Someone just has to figure out how to get elk and coho to not do their thing at the same time, it kills me to put the boat away for a week right in the middle of the peak.



Dang, just looked at the weather and it really took a turn for the worse, especially Sunday.  Hopefully they are wrong..

thats why i hunt muzzle loader 

[CP]

Quick limit this morning. Not big but they are Coho.

I finally caught something on the goofy, fake cut plug with the bait compartment in it.

[CP]

You might want to avoid the Lighthouse Park ramp, it's a bit busy.

[Norman89]

Quick limit this morning. Not big but they are Coho.

I finally caught something on the goofy, fake cut plug with the bait compartment in it.

we run the brads baits and twisters all the time and we kill on them. Last weekend down at buoy 10 that's pretty much the only thing you would see on the guide boats and we were killing the kings and coho

[CP]

Quick limit this morning. Not big but they are Coho.

I finally caught something on the goofy, fake cut plug with the bait compartment in it.

we run the brads baits and twisters all the time and we kill on them. Last weekend down at buoy 10 that's pretty much the only thing you would see on the guide boats and we were killing the kings and coho

What do put in them?  I just stuck in a herring strip.

[Stein]

I've caught chinook with them, haven't tried them for coho as the typical spoon and hoochie rigs work so well.

I mix up canned tuna, canned herring, bloody tuna oil and other scents I have laying around.  It makes a big mess unless you are really careful which I'm usually not.

[Mfowl]

Quick limit this morning. Not big but they are Coho.

I finally caught something on the goofy, fake cut plug with the bait compartment in it.

we run the brads baits and twisters all the time and we kill on them. Last weekend down at buoy 10 that's pretty much the only thing you would see on the guide boats and we were killing the kings and coho

What do put in them?  I just stuck in a herring strip.

Canned tuna in oil and mix in your favorite scents with it. Empty the tuna in to a small Tupperware to mix in your scent. I also mash up a sardine or two sometimes and use that since they are soft bodied. I do well on PS cohos with the Brads CP  but I don't I don't like the banana shaped one. Nice fish BTW!

[Norman89]

Quick limit this morning. Not big but they are Coho.

I finally caught something on the goofy, fake cut plug with the bait compartment in it.

we run the brads baits and twisters all the time and we kill on them. Last weekend down at buoy 10 that's pretty much the only thing you would see on the guide boats and we were killing the kings and coho

What do put in them?  I just stuck in a herring strip.

Canned tuna in oil and mix in your favorite scents with it. Empty the tuna in to a small Tupperware to mix in your scent. I also mash up a sardine or two sometimes and use that since they are soft bodied. I do well on PS cohos with the Brads CP  but I don't I don't like the banana shaped one. Nice fish BTW!

damn near verbatim what the guides were doing this weekend. On dads boat we use the sponges and whatever scent you like, but dad was impressed with the canned tuna and bloody tuna scent mix up so we are going to try that in pudget sound now. Troll for an hour or so when you pull up to check you should still see some tuna sticking through the holes if it's less then half of what you put in time to empty it as most the scent is gone at that point and rebait. We consistently got first 10 minute take downs after rebaiting last weekend can't call it a pattern but sure seemed like one

[jay.sharkbait]

Ive been using spin fish with success. Tuna in oil with whatever scent you have on hand.

Leader length depends on dodger.

[Stein]

I have noticed that what works at B10 doesn't work well here and vice versa.  Last time I was down there I used a flasher (360 flasher in B10 lingo) and multiple go-to lures and nothing.  Hung my head in shame, switched to a triangle flasher and spinner and crushed them.

[CP]

They are getting bigger.  Actually an 8-2 fish so that's a limit. 

[CP]

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