fishing and scouting birds - salt water

[Dustin07]

I'm hoping to spend at least one day on the salt this 3day weekend. Any recommendations on a good fishing area where I can scout a bit for sea ducks? I was thinking up around the whidbey area. Thinking about chasing Lings but haven't decided. i can do that closer to home, but I haven't seen many ducks in the pt defiance area (although I've heard rumors of some).

I'm fishing out of a 20ft open bow, so I can only go so far safely.

[Dustin07]

PM's are OK too if you dont' want to share too much publically... 

[carpsniperg2]

good luck finding them

[lokidog]

Seems like most of the sea ducks are off in their breeding areas and would not be the same as fall and winter locations.   

I saw a pair of harlequins fly be me off the south ends of Lopez on the prawn opener.  There seem to be a few scoters around, but not many and I have never seen an oldsquaw in the spring or summer.

Good luck with the lings, hint:  they bite best when the current is moving rather than at slack.

[Dustin07]

yeah I know the birds move around quite a bit, I'm just trying to get aquainted with the area. learn the water, bays, shorelines, find some new boat launches, etc. and make it double worthwhile by dropping a line at the same time.

[pjb3]

Not a good time of year but I can show you the hot spots. I do see lots of harlies around and even brant