Post by: AL WORRELLS KID on May 01, 2019, 11:37:29 AM
Doug
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Post by: Alchase on May 01, 2019, 05:41:07 PM
Lake Washington when sockeye would occasionally open... absolute hands down craziest I've ever been in...
Washington sockeye gets pretty bad!
But the boat ramp can be highly entertaining!
LOL
Skokomish for Kings is about as combat as you can get with a fishing rod. Elbow to elbow on one side of the river.
20 feet a crossed on the tribal side, idiots flinging pipe jigs with multiple trebles on them over the lines of anyone hooking up on the other side, and doing the snaggers jerk to rip it off their line.
While the WDFW officer watches and does nothing! I put my gear away and walked up to the officer and asked him why they allow that to happen? He responded, “there is nothing I can do, as long as he is on a their side of the river.
:bash:
Post by: Skillet on May 01, 2019, 05:57:46 PM
https://youtu.be/DgHiM2AVJY0 (https://youtu.be/DgHiM2AVJY0)
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on May 02, 2019, 11:49:58 AM
For my money, Sitka Sound herring roe fishery takes the cake. 58 foot, 100 ton seiners playing bumper boats is hard to beat.gill netting out of Egegik :bdid:
https://youtu.be/DgHiM2AVJY0 (https://youtu.be/DgHiM2AVJY0)
Post by: Magnum_Willys on May 02, 2019, 12:10:47 PM
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Post by: Alchase on May 02, 2019, 05:48:14 PM
Tokul Creek back in the old days
Wow, a blast from the past!
You did not even have to cast, just raise your pole and drop upstream again, LOL
I caught many steelies at Tokul creek. I saw more people end up swimming there than all other creeks or rivers combined. That was half the show.
Post by: Bullkllr on May 02, 2019, 05:57:08 PM
Closest quarters I ever did was at the "meat hole" and I can't say where that is but a few may know. You literally bounced boats together the entire time and were never more than a couple feet away from someone else. It was completely routine and gentlemanly - except for when it wasn't.
For close boat fishing :yeah:
Several times I had fish munching my bait and was afraid to set the hook with rods from other boats on top of mine.
Post by: branches on May 02, 2019, 06:08:49 PM
Closest quarters I ever did was at the "meat hole" and I can't say where that is but a few may know. You literally bounced boats together the entire time and were never more than a couple feet away from someone else. It was completely routine and gentlemanly - except for when it wasn't.
For close boat fishing :yeah:
Several times I had fish munching my bait and was afraid to set the hook with rods from other boats on top of mine.
From the late 1980's thru the early1990's that place was awesome. And yes sometimes you could not set the hook because of a boat on top of your rod. Man I sure miss that fishery.
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Post by: BigGoonTuna on May 02, 2019, 09:21:00 PM
you could always tell who the locals were by their dented up car topper boats, with gear, clothes and hands permanently stained pink with egg goo.Closest quarters I ever did was at the "meat hole" and I can't say where that is but a few may know. You literally bounced boats together the entire time and were never more than a couple feet away from someone else. It was completely routine and gentlemanly - except for when it wasn't.
For close boat fishing :yeah:
Several times I had fish munching my bait and was afraid to set the hook with rods from other boats on top of mine.
From the late 1980's thru the early1990's that place was awesome. And yes sometimes you could not set the hook because of a boat on top of your rod. Man I sure miss that fishery.
Post by: Wazntme on May 03, 2019, 12:02:47 AM
Post by: huntnphool on May 03, 2019, 01:00:27 AM
Lake Washington when sockeye would occasionally open... absolute hands down craziest I've ever been in...
Some of our pics from those days. ;)
Post by: Skyvalhunter on May 03, 2019, 05:13:49 AM
Post by: Stein on May 03, 2019, 07:24:01 AM
I left from Arlington, bonked my limit, raced back and was to work by 9. I got pulled over where the casino now is when it was a 70, the officer walked up, stopped and looked at my bloody cooler, came up to the window and asked where I came from. I told him the story and he smiled and told me not to drive a trailer in the left lane.
Post by: outdooraddict on May 03, 2019, 08:16:16 AM
Post by: Sitka_Blacktail on May 03, 2019, 10:37:31 AM
The situation here is this. Main Bay and other hatchery terminals is divided into zones. The inner two zones are for protecting fish and letting them build up to make sure the hatchery gets enough fish for spawning purposes and some times cost recovery....... which involves a couple seine boats catching fish for the hatchery to pay production costs. The hatcheries are also supported by a two percent tax on the gillnet fleet. That tax regularly costs me $2,000 to $3,000 a year and there are 500 boats in this fishery.
So the first zone in Main Bay is about 3/4 or a little more of Main Bay, which is about 3 miles long. This is the common property area along with a very large area outside the bay. This area gets regular openers as long as fish are stacking up in at the hatchery.
The second area is about a half mile of the bay and is called the Terminal harvest area. Once the third area has enough fish to provide the hatchery, this area opens up and helps spread the fleet out a bit more. When it first opens there are usually some battles for sets as the fish have been building up for weeks. but after the initial opening, most boats leave, as this area is at the back of where the fish come from so most get caught before they get there. But a few guys stick around hoping some fish get through or back out from the hatchery area. As it's a very deep bay, sometimes they are rewarded and some fish pop up and they make bank.
Then there is the Geek Zone or the AGZ (Alternating Gear Zone, shared alternately by the drift fishermen and the set net fishermen. This area is a little more than a quarter mile long by about 800 feet wide. The fish pile up here, waiting for the channel into the hatchery to be opened. As they wait, they ripen up until they are ready to spawn. The hatchery eventually starts their egg take and when they have harvested enough, a commercial opener is scheduled. Some times only half of the AGZ is opened. This happens when they have enough fish, but haven't spawned them all yet. They want the fleet to mop up the rest, but not take the ones they are still taking eggs from. There is a barrier seine strung across the bay that keeps the fish in. Those are the big white corks you see as the boats are waiting to set.
The number of fish draws a big portion of the fleet all hoping to get a lucky set and pad their bank account. And this is the result.
t=17s
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Post by: Bullkllr on May 03, 2019, 06:57:16 PM
i heard a buddy tell me some of the best fist fights he ever seen where down there on the cowlitz by the the dam. that was my first experience of "combat" fishing
Plenty more room at the Barrier Dam in general, although coveted spots "at the marker" could bring out the competition.
Blue Creek back in the day was much more competitive. Some of the best spots were only for a couple guys, and man, did everyone else try to horn in. At "the point" if you could get a clean drift in the prime spot it was "fish on".
Last day I walked in there (and it's been 20+ years) I walked out shortly after daylight with one fish. Three guys were trying to fish from the bank behind me right over my head. There was nothing else to do and literally no other spots to fish, so I just left and never went back. I had had enough. Was it worth it back in the day? Heck yes- we'll never see numbers like that again.
Post by: elkrack on May 04, 2019, 07:40:00 AM
skok
Bank fishing from both sides of the river! Complete chaos
Post by: snake on May 04, 2019, 01:43:23 PM
Could start its own thread on this one!skok
Bank fishing from both sides of the river! Complete chaos
Post by: MtnMuley on May 04, 2019, 07:43:54 PM
Brewster sockeye is the most boats I've been around at one time.
......and you always have 2 or 3 *censored*es bucking the norm of the other 300 boats. :chuckle: