Can I get a humpy report, area 9

[RAMSFAN]

All pinks for us today. 3 of us limited out in . They were pretty shallow early, got em from 20ft down to 45. when the afternoon came we finished up around 70ft to 80. They are thick as they can get right now. Think I'll go get some more tomorrow. All in area 9

[longknife]

possesion got us 2 nice silvers, and 3 pinks early. decided to switch things up when i saw the goldfinch bird land on my boat railing. went and tryed the bubble, 25-30 min later, one white meat, native 25# king, and then the other pink to finish the day.

I think the bird was a good luck charm!?
(buddy has pics on camera, will post later)

[h20hunter]

Please keep the reports coming. May try and sneak a few more people out for humpalooza this weekend. If they are still coming in and hitting I've got a few more people to take out.

[longknife]

Pics,
H20, great thing you are doing! I might not be out til wed, but i think its just getting good. Bait seems to be moving alot though.

[Rob]

Went out on Saturday, had a great time.  Made a rookie mistake and did not check my downrigger cable prior to dropping the first ball and lost the ball and release on one side.  No Spare rigging so we ended up running 2 lines off of one rigger.  The amazing part is, not a single tangle which, as anyone who has fished with me before can attest, is a real miracle.

So running one rigger with two poles, we landed 4 pinks and one nice sliver between sunrise and 10 am.

We lost a good 5 fish, and something quite large - probably a king as it was shaking it's head pretty solid.  Broke the line at the hook.  As I read the regs, we can't keep kings so that's OK.

Launching at Muk is a real pain with only one dock in.  We plan to join the madness again next weekend but will probably go out of Everett.

[Ripper]

Went out yesterday in the thick fog and got 4 pinks pretty quick trolling South to the ship wreck. Then ran over to Pt no Pt for the low tide and got a 10+ lb silver and a 5 lber. Finished the day with another pink. Had a downrigger tangle and almost lost the end of my finger trying to fix it.  Note to self, for safety sake unplug the rigger while working on it.  Had to run in for steri stitches and a good cleaning. The finger is sore, but still intact.

[trippledigitss]

Went out yesterday in the thick fog and got 4 pinks pretty quick trolling South to the ship wreck. Then ran over to Pt no Pt for the low tide and got a 10+ lb silver and a 5 lber. Finished the day with another pink. Had a downrigger tangle and almost lost the end of my finger trying to fix it.  Note to self, for safety sake unplug the rigger while working on it.  Had to run in for steri stitches and a good cleaning. The finger is sore, but still intact.

Damn dude! Be careful! Cool you got some nice fish but that sucks about the finger! Hope it heals nicely and soon for you. Keep it clean!
 
Longknife - that is a SWEET looking 'nook my friend! I love the color in the 1st pic - so chrome with that beautiful purple hue they have. All the salmon are so much more pretty in the salt - even the pinks. Although I think sockeye look pretty cool when the get the red spawning color going on.

[h20hunter]

I don't care if it is nasty...I wanna see the finger.

[h20hunter]

bump....anyone been out?

[Rob]

Fished the south end of 8-2 today with 1,000 of my best friends!

Good times.  We picked up 3 pinks and 2 coho.   The bite moved deep after about 9:30 am.  We were doing well at 90 feet.  Blue and white spoon worked better than the usual pink buzz bomb.   

[Rob]

Monday was pretty slow.  we landed one pink and no coho.  We screwed up netting two more pinks at the side of the boat (fiurst time netting fish for my buddy and he has not quite gotten it down!).

How long do the pinks stay in the area?  Thinking about going out again next weekend.

[h20hunter]

I would head into the river for 'em. Or, focus on coho in the salt.

[trippledigitss]

I would head into the river for 'em. Or, focus on coho in the salt.

[gallion_t]

Is anyone still catching fish out there? Im being taken out by a friend and his dad saturday morning and have never fished the sound. Can someone give me some advice on what kind of lures and basic stuff i should pick up so im not losing other peoples?

Thanks in advance

[h20hunter]

I would go out with your silvef gear. Larger flashers, ace high fly, squid, spoons, that kind of gear. Get out and start trolling on either side of the bar. Look for birds birds birds. If you find birds you will find bait. Here is some action from last season around this time. Pay no attention to the Techno. YouTube made me take off the Jimmy Buffett.

Coho Fishing On Puget Sound