Post by: Stein on July 29, 2018, 08:15:30 AM
Post by: Mfowl on July 29, 2018, 09:07:56 AM
Post by: CP on July 29, 2018, 09:38:43 AM
Post by: CP on August 03, 2018, 06:12:08 AM
Post by: CP on August 21, 2018, 07:47:06 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on August 21, 2018, 09:49:28 AM
not a good look.
i was hoping to come into this thread and see that the big ones were starting in..
Post by: CP on August 22, 2018, 10:18:58 AM
Post by: doyourtime89 on August 22, 2018, 12:22:18 PM
Post by: CP on August 22, 2018, 12:50:58 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on August 24, 2018, 08:33:37 AM
I was out there yesterday in the smoke. Launched at Shilshole and fished mostly Meadow pt area. We took home two resident coho and one nice from from the ocean. Lots of shakers and had to let go two decent sized Kings.the thought of having to release a nice big king right now puts chills down my spine :'( haha
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 24, 2018, 09:53:42 PM
Post by: CP on August 25, 2018, 06:00:09 AM
Post by: J.Brower on August 25, 2018, 01:33:06 PM
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 26, 2018, 08:23:50 PM
Post by: CP on August 27, 2018, 06:02:14 AM
Awesome conditions this morning for fishing. My kid and I played with kings for a bit, then focused on the coho. Missed a few good bites and lost a couple, but wound up with three coho, two were resident size and one ocean fish. Rain should bring in more fish, next weekend should be good.
:tup: - Off the oil docks? I'm wondering if it's worth the run down there.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 27, 2018, 09:50:07 AM
Awesome conditions this morning for fishing. My kid and I played with kings for a bit, then focused on the coho. Missed a few good bites and lost a couple, but wound up with three coho, two were resident size and one ocean fish. Rain should bring in more fish, next weekend should be good.
:tup: - Off the oil docks? I'm wondering if it's worth the run down there.
We started around the Trees and trolled north with the outgoing tide to Edmonds. Did hit a double right in front of the oil docks (converted 1), but didn't find any real concentration of fish, just one here, one there. Lots of boats at the oil docks, I'll probably steer clear of there just so I don't have to deal with all the boats!
Post by: Stein on August 27, 2018, 05:04:03 PM
Post by: CP on August 28, 2018, 06:19:41 AM
If I'm reading the regs right, 8-2 is any coho, 9 is release wild and 10 is any coho? Glad I have a good GPS or I'd be in fish prison.
Yeah, that’s correct. Also you can’t fish in area 9 if you have wild Coho on board even if they were caught in 8-2 or 10. That’s going to make fishing the Shipwreck area around the 8-2, 9 line interesting.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 29, 2018, 12:21:54 PM
Post by: WSU on August 29, 2018, 01:05:54 PM
Post by: RB on August 29, 2018, 02:11:39 PM
It seems like with the coho you are often just as well off heading out into 500 ft of water and just picking a spot.
I am going to have to try that next time fished the bait box twice in the last couple weeks in about 100 feet or less and spent more time pulling weeds off our lines than anything.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 29, 2018, 02:35:43 PM
It seems like with the coho you are often just as well off heading out into 500 ft of water and just picking a spot.
I think that's right. Sometimes they get concentrated in shallower with the bait, but I think mostly it's just habit coming out of king season and it feels weird to not fish some sort of landmark. I saw one of the charters out there today in the middle, headed south. A little this direction, a little that, he clearly had no path he was following, but generally trolled south for a few miles until I couldn't see him anymore.
Post by: WSU on August 29, 2018, 02:58:22 PM
Post by: CP on August 29, 2018, 03:24:59 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on August 29, 2018, 03:34:53 PM
elk season has been on my mind, and priority list..but i might have to sneak out of work one more time before archery season.
Post by: Stein on August 30, 2018, 11:28:22 AM
Here's the best catch that I've made in awhile. They can be hard to find.
Now you just need five of those blinky flashers to go with them. :chuckle:
The only thing I could do with the cookies & cream this week was hook large dogfish in the dorsal fin.
Post by: Stein on September 01, 2018, 02:18:24 PM
Post by: SeaRun1 on September 02, 2018, 08:05:19 AM
SR1
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 02, 2018, 03:33:25 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on September 03, 2018, 08:19:59 AM
worth my time to head out after work or just suck it up and fish weekend first light?
Post by: Crunchy on September 03, 2018, 08:26:55 AM
Post by: Stein on September 03, 2018, 12:11:50 PM
i know everyone says first light is best for the coho fishing..but i used up a lot of my vacation fishing kings and saving some for elk..
worth my time to head out after work or just suck it up and fish weekend first light?
90% of our bites come before 8 am, maybe even before 7:30. Fish are caught later, it just really slows down.
Post by: CP on September 03, 2018, 04:06:41 PM
Post by: Stein on September 03, 2018, 05:16:16 PM
Post by: kenzmad on September 03, 2018, 05:44:31 PM
Post by: SeaRun1 on September 03, 2018, 05:50:20 PM
SR1
Post by: RB on September 03, 2018, 07:45:51 PM
If you cant fish first light, fish the tide changes. Some spots are better on either incoming or outgoing tides. Just takes time to figure those out.
:yeah:
It is amazing sometimes have seen it with Halibut literally like a switch nothing then suddenly can't keep them off the line.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 04, 2018, 07:24:59 AM
Post by: swanny on September 05, 2018, 08:42:47 AM
Post by: cavemann on September 05, 2018, 09:41:34 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 05, 2018, 10:50:32 AM
Wow, the last 3 days at Sekiu are amazing. They are headed in, the next few big tides should bring huge numbers.
Indeed, things are getting better here every day. Creel survey says Everett ramp yesterday (9/4) had 56 coho for 28 anglers. Literally can't get better than that! Shilshole report from 9/2 was something like 1.2 fish per angler.
Post by: CP on September 05, 2018, 10:59:08 AM
Post by: FWilliams on September 05, 2018, 11:14:45 AM
I've never seen 2 fish per rod before.
been a long time since it was this good.
Post by: Stein on September 05, 2018, 11:31:39 AM
There is a rod without 2 fish.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Post by: CP on September 05, 2018, 11:58:05 AM
Post by: h20hunter on September 05, 2018, 12:01:06 PM
Post by: CP on September 05, 2018, 12:19:19 PM
Post by: FWilliams on September 05, 2018, 01:35:51 PM
I plan on being in the derby as well.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 05, 2018, 02:48:57 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180905/de481e65db80a72661277c60b85bc27f.jpg)
There is a rod without 2 fish.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ha, classic! But a beautiful day out there, very jealous sitting here in the office!
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 05, 2018, 02:58:10 PM
Post by: Stein on September 05, 2018, 03:04:14 PM
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180905/de481e65db80a72661277c60b85bc27f.jpg)
There is a rod without 2 fish.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ha, classic! But a beautiful day out there, very jealous sitting here in the office!
Beautiful it is, fishy it isn’t. One more pass.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Post by: h20hunter on September 08, 2018, 06:46:48 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 08, 2018, 09:12:30 AM
Post by: h20hunter on September 08, 2018, 11:00:52 AM
Post by: The scout on September 08, 2018, 11:22:53 AM
Post by: CP on September 08, 2018, 06:16:50 PM
I didn't make it out today - maybe next week.
Post by: FWilliams on September 08, 2018, 07:31:16 PM
I see that 10.1lb fish won the derby. I expected a better showing. Looks like the weather change and the nets have taken their toll.
I didn't make it out today - maybe next week.
not what I expected considering what they are catching out closer to the straits , we bailed on the zoo that was the shipwreck and fished the west side of the bar and scratched out our limits all be it small. son in law and I are headed farther out tomorrow looking for better fish.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 08, 2018, 07:39:47 PM
Post by: FWilliams on September 08, 2018, 07:49:32 PM
We got our four fish in 10, but had to work. We spent just enough time in the dirty water at shipwreck for my kid to lose a pig, it went airborne and came down and snapped the 30 lb leader. Heartbreaking on derby day! We went back to 10 after that. But he got one good enough for top 50 and took home a new fishing hat and some gear. Btw, the last two fish we hit at 11:30a were 30 and 35 feet down, think the heavy cloud cover kept the fish up higher today.
I think your right about the cloud cover. we picked up our last couple up at tide change at the same depth as you. we didn't make it down to the awards, do you know what the mystery weight fish was?
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 08, 2018, 08:22:53 PM
Post by: Stein on September 08, 2018, 08:50:47 PM
Overall, a good derby, better than the last one (catch rates and sizes), but not quite as good as it could have been.
Post by: WSU on September 08, 2018, 09:44:10 PM
Post by: CP on September 12, 2018, 10:42:52 AM
Post by: Stein on September 12, 2018, 11:22:21 AM
I did notice anecdotally that a bunch of people seemed to have switched to MA10 last couple of days.
I might get out tomorrow, we'll see how work goes.
Post by: FWilliams on September 12, 2018, 04:01:15 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2018, 08:33:28 AM
Post by: FWilliams on September 15, 2018, 08:52:27 AM
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2018, 08:59:11 AM
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2018, 06:19:34 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 15, 2018, 07:05:07 PM
still dealing with lots of grass, fish have gone deeper..i am doing better at 80 to 110 in 400 ft of water. things really heat up at tide change. Mukilteo or westside of possession have been the best for me. net boats were still at shipwreck last night when I left
FW, are you finding fish that deep early too? Or just later in the morning and the evening?
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 15, 2018, 07:10:52 PM
Looking pretty sketch tomorrow.......
Grrr, was going to go for it, but small craft advisory in a 15 foot whaler is more sketch than I like! Might still go and just try to tuck out of the wind.
Btw, at least 100 boats yesterday and today in front of shilshole. Good bite yesterday, not as good today. I put one really nice fish in the box today when it was still pretty dark out, but no bites the next two hours after that.
Post by: h20hunter on September 15, 2018, 07:15:39 PM
Post by: WSU on September 15, 2018, 07:30:13 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 15, 2018, 07:35:15 PM
Post by: Mfowl on September 15, 2018, 07:41:07 PM
Post by: CP on September 15, 2018, 08:05:29 PM
Post by: FWilliams on September 15, 2018, 08:52:51 PM
still dealing with lots of grass, fish have gone deeper..i am doing better at 80 to 110 in 400 ft of water. things really heat up at tide change. Mukilteo or westside of possession have been the best for me. net boats were still at shipwreck last night when I left
FW, are you finding fish that deep early too? Or just later in the morning and the evening?
yes , we started looking for bigger fish and trying to get away from the 3 to 5 pounders that seemed to be hanging around at 30 to 50ft in the morning. still nothing boated over 10 lbs tho.
Post by: FWilliams on September 15, 2018, 09:02:23 PM
Looking pretty sketch tomorrow.......
glad I took tomorrow off to get some boat maintence done. thats pretty snotty looking.
Post by: WSU on September 15, 2018, 09:03:54 PM
The Snohomish opens tomorrow and it should be packed with fish. They might even be biters with the cooler water
It should be good. Not very often we lick into a week of rain and a decent bump in cfs just prior to opener.
Post by: sled on September 15, 2018, 11:25:59 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 16, 2018, 07:41:22 AM
Thinking about tucking over at carkeek.
Windy and Rainy! But got my fish and headed home.
Post by: FWilliams on September 16, 2018, 07:33:14 PM
Post by: sled on September 16, 2018, 07:55:11 PM
nice job to the guys that got out there today. boat maintenance is done and I will be out all week pre fishing for the derbyill be out 8-2 in the morning
Post by: CP on September 17, 2018, 04:30:40 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on September 17, 2018, 07:39:14 PM
Nets stretched from the Mukilteo shore to halfway to Whidbey Island this morningpretty sure i was watching guys stretch nets out my office window on the duwamish today..
Post by: elkaholic123 on September 18, 2018, 10:19:46 AM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on September 18, 2018, 11:33:21 PM
Post by: Stein on September 20, 2018, 11:19:25 AM
Jeff head was unfished and gave easy limits while everyone was at westpoint multiple days
Good size or locals?
Post by: OltHunter on September 20, 2018, 02:31:42 PM
Thanks.
Post by: FWilliams on September 21, 2018, 07:43:18 AM
Looking to get out tomorrow....Any insight on how the Everett launch and area will be the day before the derby? Trying to avoid some crowds if possible.
Thanks.
It will be a zoo, many will launch tonight and tie up to the dock. I have seen lines at 4 am on derby weekends, that being said everybody please keep an eye on the weather, the forecast for Sat is not looking good and derby fever makes people not think straight. please don't push it if you or your craft is not capable of the conditions.
Sunday is looking better
good luck everyone and be safe out there!
Fred
Post by: Whitenuckles on September 21, 2018, 08:47:57 AM
Post by: CP on September 21, 2018, 09:03:53 AM
Anyone know if the nets are still out in the bay or Snohomish river? Fishing has really slowed down the last few days. Thanks for the info!
The net boat seemed to have moved south, Edwards point to Shilshole. I didn’t see any in area 8-2 yesterday. I don’t know what’s going on in the river.
Post by: Whitenuckles on September 21, 2018, 09:23:55 AM
Cool. Thanks for the info!Anyone know if the nets are still out in the bay or Snohomish river? Fishing has really slowed down the last few days. Thanks for the info!
The net boat seemed to have moved south, Edwards point to Shilshole. I didn’t see any in area 8-2 yesterday. I don’t know what’s going on in the river.
Post by: jamesfromseattle on September 21, 2018, 10:41:24 AM
Post by: Stein on September 21, 2018, 04:41:13 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 21, 2018, 05:21:15 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 22, 2018, 03:20:21 PM
Post by: Igor on September 22, 2018, 03:36:52 PM
How's the fishing?
We were out @ 6:30 this morning..............windy and bumpy. We fished from the Mukilteo ferry to the shipwreck and back. Caught three.......one 9.5, one 6.75 and one about 4. There were quite a few hardy souls out there.....I'm sure there will be a few more tomorrow, since the weather is supposedly going to be better. Good luck to all !!!!
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 22, 2018, 05:13:36 PM
Post by: h20hunter on September 23, 2018, 06:24:00 AM
Trolling south in 400 along with a few hundred others.
Post by: Stein on September 23, 2018, 10:00:51 AM
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Post by: h20hunter on September 23, 2018, 10:49:44 AM
Post by: Stein on September 23, 2018, 11:25:15 AM
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Post by: SeaRun1 on September 23, 2018, 03:40:52 PM
I did see some seiners heading into Ballard early in the morning and I am pretty sure they might have had something to do with the slow fishing. The water was the flattest I have fished in this year.
SR1
Post by: blackpowderhunter on September 24, 2018, 07:43:25 AM
We ended up with three off of Shilshole today. One right at first light then the last two at the tide change. Two ocean fish and one resident. Certainly not the great bite we have been seeing the last two weeks.headed out tomorrow to hopefully get a few to put on the smoker :tup:
I did see some seiners heading into Ballard early in the morning and I am pretty sure they might have had something to do with the slow fishing. The water was the flattest I have fished in this year.
SR1
Post by: WAcoueshunter on September 24, 2018, 09:54:35 PM
Btw, kudos to the guys that run the Everett Derby and the sponsors, they put together a great event with a unbelievable amount of good prizes. :tup:
Post by: CP on September 25, 2018, 08:11:49 AM
:tup: