Post by: ctwiggs1 on June 03, 2019, 09:56:12 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 05, 2019, 08:11:53 AM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on June 05, 2019, 09:02:06 AM
Post by: Chesterdog on June 13, 2019, 01:45:12 PM
Post by: cohocrazy on June 13, 2019, 02:11:58 PM
Post by: steeleywhopper on June 13, 2019, 03:59:38 PM
My dad and I fished Jeff Head Monday morning. We caught out limits in about 45 minutes.
Any particular time a guy needs to be out there to get them? Tide change, early morning etc... My dad is doing better after his cancer surgery so I think it’s time to get him out after something.
Post by: Chesterdog on June 13, 2019, 04:12:07 PM
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Post by: Stein on June 14, 2019, 08:37:25 AM
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Post by: CP on June 14, 2019, 12:49:16 PM
Saw a Humpback whale just North of the Edmond's ferry. Good 1st trip of the season.
Post by: CP on June 16, 2019, 10:04:22 AM
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Post by: Stein on June 17, 2019, 09:13:10 AM
After we lost patience, we motored into Kingston for lunch, ice cream and a nice rest before running back to Muk for some anchored flounder fishing. The kids reeled them in until they got bored and back home for ribeye on the grill and coho in the fridge for the week.
I was amazed at the color of the meat, they look more like sockeye than coho, should eat great.
We were catching them on everything, coho killers, hoochie, regular flashers, blinky flashers, purple, green, etc. Shallowest was 15 pulls on a diver and deepest was 65' later in the bite and everywhere in between.
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 17, 2019, 09:14:52 AM
Sunday was probably the best day on the water I can remember. We had a leisurely 6:45 launch to see about 5 fat *censored* seals on the Everett dock. Run to Jeff was very decent save a few monster rollers due to the 12' tide change. Fishing was great, we caught the very tail end of the morning bite and practiced all sort of catch and release to get that out of our system before the main seasons open. Water was great, weather perfect.:tup:
After we lost patience, we motored into Kingston for lunch, ice cream and a nice rest before running back to Muk for some anchored flounder fishing. The kids reeled them in until they got bored and back home for ribeye on the grill and coho in the fridge for the week.
I was amazed at the color of the meat, they look more like sockeye than coho, should eat great.
We were catching them on everything, coho killers, hoochie, regular flashers, blinky flashers, purple, green, etc. Shallowest was 15 pulls on a diver and deepest was 65' later in the bite and everywhere in between.
Post by: sled on June 18, 2019, 08:58:05 PM
Post by: Stein on June 18, 2019, 09:13:47 PM
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Post by: Stein on June 20, 2019, 04:40:45 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 20, 2019, 05:12:09 PM
Headed out in the morning, anyone else going?ill be out next week at some point
Post by: Thenewguy on June 20, 2019, 05:26:26 PM
Post by: CP on June 20, 2019, 06:28:19 PM
Pinch your barbs!
I may get out tomorrow; new type 4 and all.
Post by: doyourtime89 on June 20, 2019, 09:12:27 PM
Post by: CP on June 21, 2019, 09:20:20 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 21, 2019, 09:43:44 AM
Post by: ctwiggs1 on June 21, 2019, 09:56:01 AM
I'll likely hit it sometime this weekend. Have you guys been mainly fishing the east side or west side of MA10? Or has it mattered?
I think the consensus is Jeff Head
Post by: h20hunter on June 21, 2019, 10:03:58 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 21, 2019, 10:07:31 AM
I'll likely hit it sometime this weekend. Have you guys been mainly fishing the east side or west side of MA10? Or has it mattered?
I think the consensus is Jeff Head
That's what I figured. Seems like the residents are always thick over there.
Post by: OltHunter on June 21, 2019, 10:25:57 AM
White Needle fish skirt with purple haze flasher and herring strip.
Fish being caught here and there by other boats. Most other boats were in 600+ feet near south tip.
Post by: Stein on June 21, 2019, 01:07:35 PM
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Post by: 7mmfan on June 21, 2019, 03:47:08 PM
Post by: Brushcrawler on June 21, 2019, 04:09:17 PM
Anyone ever do any good out there in the evening?Yes.
Post by: doyourtime89 on June 21, 2019, 05:22:34 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on June 22, 2019, 08:49:43 AM
Post by: jmscon on June 22, 2019, 09:12:39 AM
Post by: Crunchy on June 22, 2019, 09:24:37 AM
Tried to go out this morning, friends boat didn’t start at the launch. Just glad we weren’t out on the water when the starter went out!
Well that stinks. All geared up and a no go at the launch. Hope it is something simple to fix.
Post by: ctwiggs1 on June 22, 2019, 09:30:15 AM
Tried to go out this morning, friends boat didn’t start at the launch. Just glad we weren’t out on the water when the starter went out!
Sorry to hear! Hope you guys get back out soon!
Post by: OltHunter on June 22, 2019, 11:15:36 AM
Little deeper water today, 65 to 80.
What 2 downrigger strategies do you guys run? You set 1 at a different depth with different gear, then once you find a depth and gear that seems to be working switch both to the same depth and gear? Or always keep something different.
Post by: Crunchy on June 22, 2019, 11:53:41 AM
Post by: elkaholic123 on June 22, 2019, 12:50:19 PM
Post by: Stein on June 22, 2019, 01:41:18 PM
What 2 downrigger strategies do you guys run? You set 1 at a different depth with different gear, then once you find a depth and gear that seems to be working switch both to the same depth and gear? Or always keep something different.
Ideally, my wife is running the boat and I'm running the gear. She is great about magically driving over coho and keeps an eye on the graph for fish and bait. We'll start out at 30' & 55' on the rigger and a bonus rod off the back with a diver probably 15-20'. From there, I adjust based on where we are getting hit or where we are seeing the majority of the fish on the graph.
This is the one fishery I have 100% confidence on moving to the depths I see fish on the graph. Most of the time, if we pull something through fish marks on the graph we get hit.
Late in the morning, 55' seemed to be the best depth.
I will only fish the same combination of gear and/or depths if that is out producing like 3:1 or better.
Gear doesn't seem to matter much for this fishery although we did slightly better with coho killers than squid and you don't have to bait.
Like any fishery, one combination, rod or certain spot on the boat will do better for some unknown reason. Make sure that one is fishing 99% of the time.
Post by: OltHunter on June 22, 2019, 04:13:19 PM
Post by: 7mmfan on June 22, 2019, 10:04:33 PM
Post by: Thenewguy on June 24, 2019, 10:20:33 AM
We caught ours deep
Post by: CP on June 25, 2019, 03:13:13 PM
Post by: TriggerMike on June 25, 2019, 05:18:54 PM
The bite has cooled down a bit. Just a bit. Had to work a bit this morning to find fish.How deep?
Post by: CP on June 26, 2019, 09:13:50 AM
The bite has cooled down a bit. Just a bit. Had to work a bit this morning to find fish.How deep?
50 to 65'
Post by: CP on July 07, 2019, 02:56:10 PM
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Post by: h20hunter on July 07, 2019, 03:10:19 PM
Post by: Crunchy on July 07, 2019, 04:32:23 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on July 10, 2019, 11:24:07 AM
Down south the fishing has been really good. Kings are bigger this year than normal.was out for the afternoon tide in 11 yesterday...was SLOW..didnt see any nets flying.
only 1 undersized and lots of dogs for us.
Post by: Thenewguy on July 10, 2019, 09:04:02 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 16, 2019, 09:04:54 AM
Post by: Stein on July 16, 2019, 10:10:43 AM
John's facebook page is loaded with nice bubble nooks, I'm thinking about hitting that this weekend.
Post by: Taco280AI on July 16, 2019, 10:15:16 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 16, 2019, 01:57:08 PM
What part of 10 were you at?
Jeff Head area.
Post by: ctwiggs1 on July 16, 2019, 02:00:16 PM
With the way fishing is headed in the NW is it even worth it to buy a boat?
You just have to define what you're going after. Steelheading was a great fishery once - then everyone got into it. Salmon was great once - then everyone got into it.
I'm sure MA10 will suck again at some point.
Perch is an unlimited fishery.
Crappie are doing wonderfully.
You can make money back on squawfish
Plenty of good walleye fisheries
Great bass fishing around the state
Stocker trout if that's your thing
Mackinaw and Kokes in Chelan
Big bows in Roosevelt
Oh yeah, and we also have salmon and steelhead.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 16, 2019, 02:56:43 PM
Post by: Taco280AI on July 16, 2019, 05:46:02 PM
With the way fishing is headed in the NW is it even worth it to buy a boat?
You just have to define what you're going after.
CR, Westport/Ilwaco, Sound salmon, crab, shrimp. Halibut, rock fish off the coast.
Looking at a used NR Seahawk, just don't like a lot of what I'm hearing about reduced limits, seasons, or closures.
Post by: Brushcrawler on July 16, 2019, 06:15:13 PM
Perch is an unlimited fishery.
Crappie are doing wonderfully.
You can make money back on squawfish
Plenty of good walleye fisheries
Great bass fishing around the state
Stocker trout if that's your thing
Mackinaw and Kokes in Chelan
Big bows in Roosevelt
Oh yeah, and we also have salmon and steelhead.
This is a great state! If you are flexible and willing to trailer your boat you can chase something every day of the year. I’d add carp shooting, and shad on the Columbia to ctwiggs1’s list.
Post by: Stein on July 16, 2019, 07:20:10 PM
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Post by: blackpowderhunter on July 17, 2019, 07:12:17 AM
You can use a boat a lot more than a hunting rifle in this state.i was going to make a similar point..
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as to if its worth it to buy a boat. gotta do whats right for you..
me personally? Shoot...im probably going to sell my 17'6 north river after this season :sry:
so i can buy a bigger north river :chuckle:
see you guys on the water BRIGHT AND EARLY next Thursday :IBCOOL:
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