Post by: Stein on July 09, 2020, 10:13:45 AM
I'll likely be out Thursday and Friday and maybe over the weekend. I may have open seats if the crew grows weary from reeling in July hogs.
Post by: ctwiggs1 on July 09, 2020, 11:39:02 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on July 09, 2020, 12:33:47 PM
Post by: NRA4LIFE on July 11, 2020, 09:28:49 AM
Post by: SeaRun1 on July 11, 2020, 11:01:36 AM
SR1
Post by: h20hunter on July 16, 2020, 01:11:22 PM
Post by: SeaRun1 on July 16, 2020, 01:27:06 PM
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Post by: Stein on July 16, 2020, 01:36:55 PM
PSA - if 80% of the boats are trolling in on direction, either north or south, and you are going east-west through the middle, you are doing it wrong. You find a depth you like and troll that depth, going from 40'-800' and then back without touching your rod or downrigger isn't a high probability game.
Post by: WSU on July 16, 2020, 02:33:26 PM
Post by: storyteller on July 16, 2020, 08:04:30 PM
Also did you pick up any bottom fish with hootchies or plugs today?
Post by: Stein on July 16, 2020, 09:02:32 PM
The general consensus is pick a depth 90-120 or so and fish the bottom unless you see fish suspended. For blackmouth, I think they are always on the bottom but the summer migrators can sometimes be suspended although I heard that when that happens it's out deeper in 200'. I haven't seen that happen, just word of mouth. I catch at least 90% on the bottom, probably closer to 98%.
When I'm seeing what I want on the graph, I do my best to hold that depth as I can set my gear and be fishing 100%. If I move up or down in depth, I have to adjust both riggers constantly which makes for a long day. When stacking gear it also increases odds of tangles. When boats come in sideways, it pushes everyone around and nobody is fishing effectively. Everyone has to do evasive maneuvers, changes depths and it leads to tangles.
For coho out in the middle, completely different story. We do best when we can drive around like we stole it and they do like erratic stuff but you are fishing maybe 50' down in 500' and everyone is spread out so it's whatever you want to do.
Most people are cooperative, slide a bit over here or there to make room and let people by, but 10% that do whatever they want and make everyone around them move make for a big circus. Sometimes it's because they don't know what they are doing and are not observant and sometimes it's because it's all about them.
Post by: Camo on July 16, 2020, 09:39:32 PM
PSA - if 80% of the boats are trolling in on direction, either north or south, and you are going east-west through the middle, you are doing it wrong. You find a depth you like and troll that depth, going from 40'-800' and then back without touching your rod or downrigger isn't a high probability game.
Heard a first today...was out for the afternoon flood, lots of room and minimal boats. Fishing the west side, took a tack to the inside (already inside of his boat direction)of an oncoming boat. I was in a constant turn for better part of three or four minutes trying not to get pushed up into 80 FOW. I got a little animated when he came by as he never changed course and watched me the whole time. With the remote for his TR1 around his neck he said he was on a GPS course. So apparently that gives you the right of way now? Guess I need to buy one.
Post by: MADMAX on July 17, 2020, 06:32:07 AM
Post by: Stein on July 17, 2020, 09:22:51 AM
Post by: storyteller on July 17, 2020, 11:36:47 AM
Thanks for the reply, I try to fish the contour and slide when possible, and sometimes it is just hard to do.
Yesterday we got one wild bm that would have been a keeper, 4 dogfish, 8 copper quillback, 1 canary which was my first ever, the rockfish were even hitting tomic plugs. Nothing to take home. I do like catching but we were fishing.
Take care all.
Post by: hookr88 on July 17, 2020, 04:32:46 PM
P.S. if you're reading this and you are the one I thumbed a ride with (Tracker boat with your daughter) to Everett to make my Covid test so I could fish Alaska next week a public thank you.
Post by: Mfowl on July 17, 2020, 05:36:29 PM
Ok, I have a question about direction of flood vs. ebb tide at Possession. On the opener it was ebb tide till about 9:00 a.m. +/- and it looked like the current was moving south. On our way back to Everett using our kicker because of a fuel issue :bash: it was north bound. I thought ebb would be Northbound flowing out and flood Southbound flowing in). Can anyone educate me on that?
P.S. if you're reading this and you are the one I thumbed a ride with (Tracker boat with your daughter) to Everett to make my Covid test so I could fish Alaska next week a public thank you.
There is a lot of water flowing out of area 8-1, 8-2 on the east side of Possesion which would be in a southward direction on the ebb and reversed on the flood, naturally. That area in general is an intersection of currents and confused water. In addition water hitting the bar on both tides is forced upward and falling off the bar continually depending on which side you are on.
Post by: Stein on July 17, 2020, 05:51:17 PM
The incoming was much lighter and you also have the wind to deal with so sometimes the wind makes more of a push on the boat then the current.
We also have huge tide sets so it isn't always as predicted. There was 10 feet of water trying to leave and then 10 feet trying to get back in and it's always somewhat of a guessing game what's going to happen if you are not in a main channel. I used to crab in an area where outgoing and incoming had the same current, always to the south no matter what was going on.
Post by: SeaRun1 on July 17, 2020, 05:56:50 PM
Hopefully things pick up in the next week. Good luck!
SR1
Post by: Stein on July 17, 2020, 06:02:29 PM
I saw a picture of another good one, 20 for sure. I also talked with about a dozen people that neither saw nor hooked anything and saw 100 boats around me that didn't. It's the worst chinook opener I have personally participated in.
Post by: SeaRun1 on July 17, 2020, 08:17:05 PM
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Post by: h20hunter on July 18, 2020, 06:51:47 PM
Post by: MADMAX on July 18, 2020, 07:09:55 PM
Sounds slow all over 9
Post by: storyteller on July 18, 2020, 07:28:08 PM
Post by: brocka on July 18, 2020, 09:03:39 PM
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Post by: h20hunter on July 19, 2020, 04:56:09 AM
Post by: CP on July 19, 2020, 07:33:44 AM
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Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 19, 2020, 08:38:40 PM
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Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 19, 2020, 09:18:04 PM
Post by: Stein on July 19, 2020, 09:56:00 PM
How's the baitfish population in MA 9?
SH** ton. From at least there all the way to the Pacific from what I hear. Most of them are super small herring, like 2-3" from what we saw jumping and on the Sabiki rod. The coho we picked up in 10 yesterday were stuffed with them. I didn't see a bunch of bait in 10, but 9 was loaded. We spent most of the time in 10 way out, so there may be more bait in close.
In 9 I had bait schools on the graph 50+' deep and a couple hundred yards long. I could see them hitting my fishing line, but alas no chinook were with them.
I did PR on sand dab, I should have taken a picture. We got 2 big ones and one small one trolling for chinook in 10, going for a fish fry tomorrow night with those two and resident coho.
Post by: blackpowderhunter on July 20, 2020, 07:28:31 AM
marking so much bait but so few fish.
they'll be here eventually...
Post by: WSU on July 20, 2020, 07:55:35 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on July 20, 2020, 08:21:55 AM
think back to the opener last year, red hot (my opinion at least)
but it was about 10 days after this years opener. I think the fish are just stacked up further out..
Post by: brocka on July 20, 2020, 08:57:26 AM
ive felt like my sonar is broken.
marking so much bait but so few fish.
they'll be here eventually...
We thought the same thing. We thought the transducer was messing up. Crazy amount of bait.
Post by: MADMAX on July 21, 2020, 11:33:20 AM
had a nice boat ride today
Post by: blackpowderhunter on July 21, 2020, 11:46:02 AM
spending this week getting caught up at work, spending this weekend in idaho doing some scouting, and hoping next week is hammer time :chuckle:
Post by: ryanfam on July 22, 2020, 09:55:41 AM
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Post by: Stein on July 29, 2020, 03:52:15 PM
Post by: MADMAX on July 29, 2020, 03:57:30 PM
50 plus boats on Jeff head
2 Sub legal blackmouth
2nd dogfish on a spoon
Beautiful morning
4 trips zero keepers
Post by: ryanfam on July 31, 2020, 04:39:12 AM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on July 31, 2020, 09:17:26 AM
Post by: Mfowl on August 01, 2020, 05:32:25 PM
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 02, 2020, 06:27:23 AM
Post by: funkster on August 03, 2020, 09:52:48 AM
I was able to finally get out to the sound yesterday. We put in around 7 and fished until 5:30. We started out at jeff’s head and fished there until noon. LOTS of boats! After a few shakers and no real action, we decided to switch spots and target coho. Lines go in the water and 5 mins later fish on, long story short line got tangled and the fish was at the surface 10’ behind the boat flopping around trying to spit the hook. Well, it worked, fish lost. We quickly got that mess untangled and put my line back in. About 10 mins later bam bam bam, fish on! This guy was a jumper, needless to say I lost him as well. Both were average sized coho. Got the line back in the water and that was the extend of the bite.
Around 2 we started to see bait balls and targeted our line depth to those. About 15 mins later, pop goes my rod off the rigger. I reel quickly and the fight was on! We played the game of I got you at the boat, ohh no you don’t for about 20 mins. We finally get the fish in the net and it‘a a hog! I ask my dad “is there an adipose fin, is there an adipose fin”....no fin!! Fish is in the boat and the Rick Flare woos and high fives begin!
The fish measured in at 36” and weighed in at 19.7 pounds. Great day out on the water!
Post by: Mfowl on August 03, 2020, 12:36:25 PM
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Post by: SeaRun1 on August 04, 2020, 10:47:49 AM
SR1
Post by: Stein on August 04, 2020, 11:16:49 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on August 04, 2020, 11:32:01 AM
Finally back after a 10 day reunion. Was hoping to see some more Kings caught. What depth are the silvers at up at Jeff Head. Thanks! Will make a report or two this week.honestly all over.
SR1
i caught a dandy silver pretty deep...fish counter looked in my fish bag and tried to tell me I had a king until they pulled it out...
Post by: funkster on August 04, 2020, 04:07:21 PM
I fish at whatever depth the bait is at.
This is a simple and great answer! The depths change so fast at Jeff’s head it’s hard to say a successful depth, follow the bait!
We weren’t at Jeff’s head when I caught my chinook, but I was running a 15’ set back and 90’ off the ball. We were targeting coho where we had success at the end of least season. We had lines at 40’, 60’ and 90’. Whether it was depth or my set up we’ll never know but my rod was the only rod seeing action.
Post by: funkster on August 06, 2020, 11:34:31 AM
Put in at 1:20 and fished until 8:30. Hooked up on a fish around 5, never had a visual but it fought like a king. After 3 shakers, a dogfish and two flounders my rod started to do the salmon dance! Fish on and in the boat, first keeper of the day was a coho at 6:45 pm.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 08, 2020, 01:22:07 PM
Post by: funkster on August 08, 2020, 05:11:13 PM
Great morning out there today. Lots of bait, clean water and a quick limit.
Good work man! Nice fish 👍🏼👍🏼. Thanks for the update. It’s always good to get good clean water. The other day it was an all you can eat salad bar. I’ll be out there tomorrow.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 08, 2020, 07:40:57 PM
Post by: funkster on August 08, 2020, 08:06:40 PM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on August 10, 2020, 06:46:38 AM
LOTS of boats out, it's still not like it was last summer but it seems to slowly be picking up.
what a weird year.. :dunno:
Post by: h20hunter on August 10, 2020, 06:58:38 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on August 10, 2020, 09:47:29 AM
this weekend no rock fish, no dog fish, just salmon.
Post by: funkster on August 10, 2020, 09:55:27 AM
The keeper bit on a hoochie behind a green/red flasher with 38” leader, 15’ set back 160 on the wire.
Post by: WAcoueshunter on August 12, 2020, 06:05:28 PM
Post by: Mfowl on August 12, 2020, 06:14:32 PM
Super fun salmon/shrimp combo morning. Don’t get to do that very often! My 9 yo daughter came out with me today and caught her first king. Rounded out the limits with a good coho bite, then went north for the shrimp opener.
Heck yeah! Good day!
Post by: Stein on August 12, 2020, 06:51:59 PM
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