The Count Has Begun!!!

[wackmaster]

Who ever wants to go can go

[snohohunter]

If they open and if anyone has any room - let me know.  I'm in and will help with gas or whatever.

[Houndhunter]

this the only place in WA to catch a sockeye? never fished them yet, besides kokanee if that counts

[cohoho]

Robo, Got a spot for you when  it opens....  I like Shawn's way, a bottle of fine alcohol, although Moosehead will do ok for me......

[robodad]

a bottle of fine alcohol

Hey Cohoho, I appreciate the offer and hopefully things will line up for us to get over there and do a bit of fishing, you will have to elaborate a little bit on the meaning of "fine", I have been out of the drinking loop for several years and there has been some improvements from what I understand and I just don't know what is "fine" anymore. Same for Shawn, what do you prefer ??

Last time I caught them I was in Bristol Bay with the gill net fleet combat fishing back in 95 or so and have never fished them here, I have heard that they bite on just a bare red hook is that true ??

Well it will be fun just to get out with you folks and shoot the breeze a while that's for sure !! 

[cohoho]

It's all about the green bottle of Moosehead Beer, or blue label Labatts....  Heck, even PBR works for the boat....

[huntnphool]

Looking at the numbers its not looking good. I have to hope that due to the late runoff and cooler water temps the run may be late, remember we still have about a month before it normally is announced anyway.

[robodad]

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[huntnphool]

Well looking at the 2006 season we are about a week behind is all, by the ned of next week we should be able to tell if the fish are just starting in late. Here are the 06 numbers, which started slow and ended up being one of the bigger runs in a long time. If you remember in 06 they predicted a run similar to what they predicted for this year.

http://wdfw.wa.gov/fish/sockeye/counts2006.htm