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Title: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: Parasite on June 27, 2023, 02:38:08 PM: Looking to shrimp the area NW of Protection Island on the subject weekend. Is it doable in a 18' jon boat? Got all the gear, just want to be safe.
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: RB on June 27, 2023, 02:49:14 PM: Tides are not very good 7,8 and look a little better on 9,10. If the water was flat calm maybe, if not no.
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: Mfowl on June 27, 2023, 04:35:09 PM: I intend to be there that weekend in an 18' Klamath. I'll be watching the wind forecasts. It can get snarly there in a hurry. Anything over 1-2' wind waves and I will be sitting it out. A bigger boat could handle it.
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: mossyoak arrow slinger on June 27, 2023, 07:31:28 PM: Kind of like RB Stated, the tides aren’t ideal for shrimping out there. Wind and weather is one thing but you’ve got to be careful on anything over 1.3 knots for water movement and 1.3 is probably about the max for shrimping
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: Angry Perch on June 27, 2023, 07:34:54 PM: I see guys out there in smaller boats. That being said, wind and currents can be brutal. The tides 2-3 weeks ago you probably could have done it in a canoe.

So the answer is yes, with good conditions and judgement.
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: Angry Perch on June 28, 2023, 09:10:30 AM: The 9th and 10th have 3 hour+ windows with currents <.5.
9th looks calm. Winds start picking up later in the morning on the 10th.

Links I've learned of from helpful HW guys! :tup:

https://www.windy.com/
https://www.deepzoom.com/
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: Stein on June 28, 2023, 10:31:16 AM: I really like when my boat is drifting about 0.5 mph. At 1 mph, you won't get many shrimp in comparison and if you don't have a bunch of flotation your floats will be underwater. Dead flat is bad too, but that doesn't happen often and you can just wait it out.
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: JohnVH on June 28, 2023, 11:06:10 AM: Quote from: Parasite on June 27, 2023, 02:38:08 PM
Looking to shrimp the area NW of Protection Island on the subject weekend. Is it doable in a 18' jon boat? Got all the gear, just want to be safe.

If your on FB, check out my shrimping group. Shrimping Washington State
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: washingtonmuley on June 28, 2023, 11:48:55 AM: No Jon boat for me!! If you do then make sure you have a working vhf radio and can tune into channel 16.
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: Parasite on July 07, 2023, 01:22:37 AM: Quote from: Mfowl on June 27, 2023, 04:35:09 PM
I intend to be there that weekend in an 18' Klamath. I'll be watching the wind forecasts. It can get snarly there in a hurry. Anything over 1-2' wind waves and I will be sitting it out. A bigger boat could handle it.

You still heading out? I think I am going to pass and just go crabbing.
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: Parasite on July 07, 2023, 01:23:40 AM: Quote from: Angry Perch on June 28, 2023, 09:10:30 AM
The 9th and 10th have 3 hour+ windows with currents <.5.
9th looks calm. Winds start picking up later in the morning on the 10th.

Links I've learned of from helpful HW guys! :tup:

https://www.windy.com/
https://www.deepzoom.com/

Yeah, I use both links frequently. Deepzoom you can plan further out, but Windy I only like to use a few days in advance.
Title: Re: Shrimpin' Marine Area 6 July 7-10 Question?
Post by: Mfowl on July 07, 2023, 08:18:11 AM: Quote from: Parasite on July 07, 2023, 01:22:37 AM
Quote from: Mfowl on June 27, 2023, 04:35:09 PM
I intend to be there that weekend in an 18' Klamath. I'll be watching the wind forecasts. It can get snarly there in a hurry. Anything over 1-2' wind waves and I will be sitting it out. A bigger boat could handle it.

You still heading out? I think I am going to pass and just go crabbing.

No, we bagged it for this weekend. Will try again in a couple weeks for the final opener.