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Offline Fishhunt223

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Re: Bottom fish
« Reply #15 on: June 17, 2008, 10:20:34 PM »
How safe are bass boats in the strait?  I have fished from a 10' livingston off of camano island but I am leary of taking my bass boat out there.  Ill be moving to the Bellingham area this week and I dont know whether I should chance it or not.  Any thoughts on this?  I would probably be fishing near lummi island and Bellingham Bay, and maybe Birch bay.

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Re: Bottom fish
« Reply #16 on: June 17, 2008, 10:24:59 PM »
I was talking about Jay using his Jon boat inside the bay at Port Angeles which is very protected and should have no problem with weather this time of year, I would be a bit leary in the winter time though !!  :bdid:
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Re: Bottom fish
« Reply #17 on: June 17, 2008, 10:44:48 PM »
Inside the bay at PA isn't the straits...I've seen it crazy in there when the winds kick up in the afternoons, but that shouldn't be an issue in the a.m.  Around birch bay isn't the straits either...you've got all of the San Juans blocking the wind and waves coming in from the straits.  You should be fine fishing anything protected from the westerly winds, at least earlier in the day.

In terms of the straits, I've fished quite a bit out of a 15' aluminum at Sekiu and Neah Bay clear out to Tatoosh Island, which is right off the corner of the straits/ocean.  The key is to fish the mornings, as the winds generally kick up in the afternoon.  But you should be able to hug the shore back in a smaller boat with a skinny draft if/when the winds kick up.  The winds are just as bad at PA or further east...don't get caught away from shore in the afternoon in a bass boat.  It kicks up pretty much every day.

 


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