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Title: Westport salmon
Post by: buckhorn2 on July 04, 2019, 03:32:53 PM: Today we ran north and caught one nice king and a silver and turned loose four silver's with a Finn. It's slow fishing only four cars in the parking lot on the 4th. We did have a few other bites fishing 150 feet off copalis rock.
Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: buckhorn2 on July 04, 2019, 04:10:46 PM: Charters found the fish today most coming in with limits and 30 per cent Kings.
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Post by: gasman on July 05, 2019, 08:22:59 AM: Keep the reports coming :tup:

I hope to come down this summer, my knee is healing and I'm ready for some salmon action.
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Post by: buckhorn2 on July 05, 2019, 09:44:38 AM: Glad your healing beautiful ocean only been out twice waiting for hunterman Tony to find me some fish.
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Post by: bearpaw on July 05, 2019, 09:58:42 AM: :tup: good news to hear
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Post by: asmith on July 05, 2019, 03:53:38 PM: Good news. I'll be out there monday after some salmon then rockfish.
Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: gasman on July 07, 2019, 02:41:52 PM: Quote from: asmith on July 05, 2019, 03:53:38 PM
Good news. I'll be out there monday after some salmon then rockfish.

Awesome, don't forget to give us a report :tup:
Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: asmith on July 07, 2019, 08:00:29 PM: Talked with a deck hand tonight off the boats I'll be going with tomorrow. He said the coho bite has been hot! Hopefully it will stay that way for tomorrow. Hoping for a king or two as well for our party.
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Post by: asmith on July 08, 2019, 06:18:21 PM: Coho bite is HOT! Had our boat limit of 16 by 10am. Caught around 40 total with one undersized king. About a 40% hatchery to native rate. Rock fish were harder to find, but once we did it was lights out for them as well.

Ran about 28-30 miles north of westport, catching the on the surface all the way down to around 100 feet. According to the the captain, the coho were big compared to what they've been seeing. I would say around the 8lb mark on average, using my best guess.
Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: buckhorn2 on July 09, 2019, 10:38:53 AM: A little weather for a couple days then back to 2 feet Friday and the weekend lots of fish just a ways north but also where you can get bottom fish so that helps.
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Post by: Hunterman on July 09, 2019, 12:22:08 PM: Quote from: buckhorn2 on July 05, 2019, 09:44:38 AM
Glad your healing beautiful ocean only been out twice waiting for hunterman Tony to find me some fish.

I got the poles restrung with fresh line, and working on the boat all week. I should be down there around the 27th or 28th for a fish run. Then the big one we'll be there from Aug 9th thru the 19th

Hunterman(Tony)
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Post by: 7mmfan on July 09, 2019, 12:47:59 PM: Quote from: asmith on July 08, 2019, 06:18:21 PM
Coho bite is HOT! Had our boat limit of 16 by 10am. Caught around 40 total with one undersized king. About a 40% hatchery to native rate. Rock fish were harder to find, but once we did it was lights out for them as well.

Ran about 28-30 miles north of westport, catching the on the surface all the way down to around 100 feet. According to the the captain, the coho were big compared to what they've been seeing. I would say around the 8lb mark on average, using my best guess.

This pretty much nailed it. We were first boat north yesterday with a 5 am departure. Had our 6 man limit of salmon by 8 including one nice king that my Dad caught. Was very impressed with the size of the coho we caught. Not your typical early July coho as far as I'm concerned. Hit a rockfish spot and were done with everything by 10 am. Got one nice ling while fishing rockfish. Beautiful day on the water, although shorter than I wanted. That's the problem with good fishing I suppose.
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Post by: C-Money on July 09, 2019, 05:09:38 PM: Fished way south on the Stardust July 6th. Skipper put us on a pile of yellowtail, and the boat was full in short order. Salmon was so so...my group of 4 went home with 6 coho. Boat was no where near limiting. Appears the fishing has really picked up the last couple days.
Was a fun trip. Saw a group of grey whales. Had an 8' blue shark under the boat for a bit on one drift.
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Post by: fishngamereaper on July 09, 2019, 05:39:44 PM: The kings are getting fat on the north coast right now...they will be down that way soon.
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Post by: asmith on July 09, 2019, 06:41:41 PM: Finally got home from a great trip. Here are a couple pictures. Cant wait till I can get out there again. Maybe some tuna this year.

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Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: fishngamereaper on July 09, 2019, 06:55:10 PM: Who was running the allrivers boat for you.
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Post by: asmith on July 09, 2019, 07:12:03 PM: Quote from: fishngamereaper on July 09, 2019, 06:55:10 PM
Who was running the allrivers boat for you.

I believe our captain was Jared and the deck hand was colin.
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Post by: fishngamereaper on July 09, 2019, 08:15:07 PM: :tup: allrivers does a good job .
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Post by: buckhorn2 on July 10, 2019, 02:10:13 PM: Windy today today not one truck or trailer in the new parking lot. A 20 foot Bayliner just flipped over at wash away in the willipa got two people out and pulling boat out now weather report is good for next few days.
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Post by: buckhorn2 on July 10, 2019, 07:03:51 PM: Boat rolled over in the willipa today and lost one right by wash away. Great fishing again today quite a ways north I am going Friday the ocean looks great for the weekend.
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Post by: Joe on July 10, 2019, 08:13:21 PM: We will be out Friday as well
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Post by: ACCUBOND on July 11, 2019, 06:25:48 PM: Any luck today. We will be out there sat and sun
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Post by: buckhorn2 on July 11, 2019, 07:47:45 PM: Really nice ocean my friend limited with 8 but there a ways to get to 30 miles north long run but that's where they are.
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Post by: Joe on July 11, 2019, 07:53:26 PM: Still in 100-150 on the top?
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Post by: James E on July 12, 2019, 08:34:55 AM: Going to fish this Sunday - through Friday. I have heard reports 30 miles North. Does anyone know how deep of water to start?

Thanks,

James
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Post by: 7mmfan on July 12, 2019, 08:48:58 AM: Its glass out there today boys, hope someone is out there getting them.
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Post by: buckhorn2 on July 13, 2019, 08:40:29 AM: Got fish straight out in 150 feet and realeased some natives and a few nice Kings we we're trolling on top.
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Post by: James E on July 13, 2019, 11:55:45 AM: Thank you Buck Horn. That's about where we were going to start. I will be down there for a week.

Thanks,

James
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Post by: buckhorn2 on July 13, 2019, 01:10:46 PM: I will be out there the fish we're in top for us fishing has been better in the afternoon about 165 feet of water.
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Post by: Taco280AI on July 13, 2019, 01:56:21 PM: Any open seats late next week?
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Post by: buckhorn2 on July 17, 2019, 10:37:43 AM: Charters came back in today and we tried to lay crab gear but it was nasty watch the weather for a few days caught some fish south toward the willipa.
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Post by: gasman on July 22, 2019, 01:13:47 PM: Any updates from the weekend?
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Post by: Hunterman on July 22, 2019, 03:03:28 PM: Becky and I are planning on going down this week end. Hoping there will be some fish in by then, or I might just run up north.

Hunterman(Tony)
Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: gasman on July 22, 2019, 07:41:02 PM: Quote from: Hunterman on July 22, 2019, 03:03:28 PM
Becky and I are planning on going down this week end. Hoping there will be some fish in by then, or I might just run up north.

Hunterman(Tony)

Good luck Tony :fishin: :fishin: :fishin:
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Post by: Encore 280 on July 22, 2019, 08:11:05 PM: Take the trailer to Tokeland tomorrow then maybe bring the boat down this weekend or next. I hope the fishing is better this year than the last two. Jeeze!!! :bash:
Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: buckhorn2 on July 22, 2019, 09:05:16 PM: The big news today is tuna. Boats had 25 to 35 tuna only 35 to 40 miles out today on jigs and bait guys are scrambling to get ready while the ocean is so nice.
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Post by: gasman on July 23, 2019, 05:18:11 AM: Quote from: buckhorn2 on July 22, 2019, 09:05:16 PM
The big news today is tuna. Boats had 25 to 35 tuna only 35 to 40 miles out today on jigs and bait guys are scrambling to get ready while the ocean is so nice.

That's awesome :tup:

If you have an extra seat some day Del, I'd be happy to fill it ;)
Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: buckhorn2 on July 23, 2019, 06:55:25 AM: We bought another crab boat and I have been running it and it's messing up my sport fishing.
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Post by: gasman on July 23, 2019, 07:23:03 AM: Quote from: buckhorn2 on July 23, 2019, 06:55:25 AM
We bought another crab boat and I have been running it and it's messing up my sport fishing.
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So your now the King Crabber of Westport.....
:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Westport salmon
Post by: dewandgin on July 29, 2019, 08:04:04 PM: Any reports today? Are they still way North or they getting closer? Hope to get out maybe this weekend or next week and try to put some salmon on ice. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: TomT on July 29, 2019, 09:02:58 PM: Was out a couple of days ago. It wasn’t super fast fishing, but there was fish to be caught just south of the GH buoy.
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Post by: WSU on July 30, 2019, 03:37:15 PM: Any crab reports? I'd like to toss a pot or 3 out when we go for tuna the next week or two.
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Post by: 2MANY on July 30, 2019, 03:55:04 PM: Quote from: buckhorn2 on July 23, 2019, 06:55:25 AM
We bought another crab boat and I have been running it and it's messing up my sport fishing.

Just get one of them Tuckers to run it.
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Post by: gasman on August 01, 2019, 04:03:09 PM: Any updates?
Weekends getting close and Sunday looks decent.
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Post by: buckhorn2 on August 02, 2019, 07:23:44 AM: Some fish at GH and South Beach but blowing here today Sunday on looks good. Tuna bite was 50 miles out yesterday
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Post by: trophyelk6x6 on August 02, 2019, 09:27:22 AM: Westport Salmon.................painfully slow so far. Painfully slow for Westport this time of year! :( Will probably turn good soon if not now.
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Post by: WSU on August 05, 2019, 07:42:49 PM: Any update? I’ve heard it’s decent off willapa and a ways north
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Post by: buckhorn2 on August 05, 2019, 08:55:14 PM: Charters limiting 20 miles north on silver's. Tuna has been good forty miles out. Fish inside the willipa has been pretty good for kings. Ocean forcast is good.
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Post by: ctwiggs1 on August 05, 2019, 09:14:35 PM: We will be staying at Willapa Bay KOA next weekend - any of you guys ever shore fish out there?
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Post by: Hunterman on August 07, 2019, 10:25:14 AM: We will be leaving Friday, heading to Westport for 10 days of fishing, camping, and working on the property. Hoping Buckhorn2 and I get to get a couple of days of fishing close in before they close it.

Hunterman(Tony)
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Post by: buckhorn2 on August 08, 2019, 05:19:39 PM: Right now tuna is off the hook. Thirty to forty miles out boats are catching. The 10 you can keep two kings but the 12 the the triangle goes into effect and it's closed around d the bar. Beautiful ocean only 2 to 3 foot swell forcasted. Bass are biting Tony in your spot.