Neah Bay trip for Labor day weekend?

[birddogdad]

Wondering if anyone is headed that way for the long weekend Aug31-2 sept? I will be up there. Pic for attention

[Kola16]

I would be there or La Push, but my boat decided that it wants new exhaust manifolds this year. My wallet disagrees. I was around the bay in the little boat this last weekend and the coho are there thick now, and they seem to be running larger this year!

[Crunchy]

I leave Friday for three days.  Hoping for decent conditions and a hot bite.  Pic for attention haha

[Kola16]

The bull kelp was crazy along the shallow reefs for rockfish last weekend. All the reefs I hit to 45' of water were covered in bull kelp, which was new and made jigging hard. Usually kelp is in less than 35' or so. I would hit the deeper spots on the coast for bottomfish.

My girlfriend got her first salmon so that was a plus. The pups want attention too.

[JBG]

 I dont know what is wrong with me but I have taken two trips up there this year so 4 full days of fishing and have not landed a keeper salmon only 1 rock fish.  LOL  I dont know what is wrong with me but if I'm going to drive for 7-8 hrs I might as well go to WC Vancouver Is.  Neah Bay just isnt my thing I guess.

[birddogdad]

trip was great, ran out one day 40 miles off shore. rest of time at Swiftsure .... 4 days 4 full fish boxes.. here are a few pics....

of note, Coho were THICH at swiftsure.. avg well north of 20 fish an hour. Even cast n reel catching was easy. no need to down rig just surface troll    all were 8-10 lb thick chunks... when they come in , hopefully MA 10 will still be open! big coho this year...

[metlhead]

Meat

[Mfowl]

That's a load! 

[birddogdad]

That's a load! 

yes , 4 days was lots of meat! Fishing all day this year, we used the guys at the cleaning dock to fillet the catch of the day.. Gave me time to wash/ setup for next morning at my slip. was not that spendy and frankly worth the time savings to me.