Post by: cavemann on July 01, 2025, 08:26:17 AM
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Post by: cavemann on July 01, 2025, 11:44:16 AM
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Post by: Crunchy on July 01, 2025, 12:19:34 PM
Post by: Jake Dogfish on July 01, 2025, 12:34:45 PM
I didn't see any emergency rules change stating closed for kings at all at this point?
Season ended yesterday, scheduled to reopen on the 18th.
Post by: Crunchy on July 01, 2025, 01:07:09 PM
Post by: huntnphool on July 01, 2025, 05:28:34 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on July 01, 2025, 06:39:35 PM
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Post by: Tinmaniac on July 01, 2025, 07:46:11 PM
11 hasn't been all that this year so far. Seeing how it is only open 4 more days in July 16-19th or something like that it aint looking good. Hard to believe we now only get 4 days in July to fish for kings? The best month in the year. Wonder where those fish end up :bash: Those 4 days were the best WDFW could give us little rec guys? JUST LAMEI went to a Gig Harbor PSA meeting last August and asked the entire room who in there right mind would give up July for June.Almost all in attendance raised their hand.Blew my mind.The agenda of these groups is not always what it seems.
Post by: Viking360 on July 02, 2025, 05:48:46 AM
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Post by: trophyhunt on July 18, 2025, 02:56:27 PM
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Post by: cavemann on July 20, 2025, 03:12:41 PM
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Post by: Crunchy on July 20, 2025, 05:07:01 PM
We fished the evening slack and it was slow. Around the white research boat and they didn't catch much. Pretty slow for everyone. Heard the morning bite was decent. Bait fish were tough to find until about 5pm. Fish checker said 14 fish all day.
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I think the crowds this year made it tough for people who preferred to troll. Jiggers and moochers get in the slot 140-200fow and you just can't troll where you want and end up too deep or too shallow. Therefore jiggers and moochers did very well. Most of the fish I caught trolling were in over 200fow. I have a mean case of tennis elbow and jigging all day is out of the question.
Post by: cavemann on July 20, 2025, 08:58:05 PM
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Post by: huntnphool on July 20, 2025, 10:46:45 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on July 21, 2025, 05:59:13 AM
Kings are great, but when you can limit on coho every day, why spend so much time and money trying to catch the unicorn, when coho are so easy to catch and are arguably better table fair? :dunno:For me, just nothing like it when a big fish hits your rod. When it pulls away from the down rigger, sets the hook by itself and strips your line, I swear I'm about to have a heart attack at that moment. I do stress too much about losing the fish, need to relax there, but when you get it in the net and it doesn't have a fin, friggin fun!! I'm not a huge fan of salmon for dinner, but I'm a huge fan of smoking them.
Post by: huntnphool on July 21, 2025, 04:42:10 PM
Kings are great, but when you can limit on coho every day, why spend so much time and money trying to catch the unicorn, when coho are so easy to catch and are arguably better table fair? :dunno:For me, just nothing like it when a big fish hits your rod. When it pulls away from the down rigger, sets the hook by itself and strips your line, I swear I'm about to have a heart attack at that moment. I do stress too much about losing the fish, need to relax there, but when you get it in the net and it doesn't have a fin, friggin fun!! I'm not a huge fan of salmon for dinner, but I'm a huge fan of smoking them.
:chuckle: I hear that!
Post by: huntnphool on August 25, 2025, 05:18:34 PM
I was amazed how many people were casting for pinks, they were jumping everywhere. We managed to get our coho, but it took us a while, tough keeping the pinks off.
Coho should be coming in numbers any day, going try again in the morning.
Post by: trophyhunt on August 26, 2025, 05:55:42 AM
Went out yesterday for the first outing of the year, lots of kayaks! :oDon't forget to release those big beautiful kings now..... :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:
I was amazed how many people were casting for pinks, they were jumping everywhere. We managed to get our coho, but it took us a while, tough keeping the pinks off.
Coho should be coming in numbers any day, going try again in the morning.
Post by: huntnphool on August 26, 2025, 03:06:58 PM
Went out yesterday for the first outing of the year, lots of kayaks! :oDon't forget to release those big beautiful kings now..... :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash: :bash:
I was amazed how many people were casting for pinks, they were jumping everywhere. We managed to get our coho, but it took us a while, tough keeping the pinks off.
Coho should be coming in numbers any day, going try again in the morning.
Actually got two of them today. :bash:
Post by: trophyhunt on August 26, 2025, 04:19:46 PM
Post by: huntnphool on September 11, 2025, 11:30:16 AM
Post by: trophyhunt on September 11, 2025, 12:12:16 PM
Coho are in.sweet, heading out sat morn I hope! Any certain depth or zone?
Post by: trophyhunt on September 15, 2025, 09:11:32 AM
Post by: pickardjw on September 15, 2025, 11:27:30 AM
Skunked yesterday, got my butt whooped by the wind, waves and current. Fished 20' to 55' on the ball with only one bite at 25' that didn't connect. Tried dropping down to 90' but the blowback was so insane I thought I'd picked up a big seaweed ball. Nope, line was clean. Need to get this boat sold so I can focus on getting a big boy boat!
I'll be throwing a bobber and cut plug herring setup after work this week. Probably around Dash/Browns.
Post by: trophyhunt on September 15, 2025, 11:41:23 AM
Post by: pickardjw on September 15, 2025, 01:55:04 PM
We caught all 3 of ours around 120-130’ deep on the ball.
I only tried deep going up current...probably should have tried it going down current. Good motivation to get electrics on the next boat!
Post by: huntnphool on September 16, 2025, 10:53:16 PM
We got our fish, but man was it tough to see the shaker bite! :yike:
Post by: trophyhunt on September 17, 2025, 06:12:20 AM
Misread the wind report last night and went out this morning…it was rough the first hour! Picked a buddy up at the dock, he ended up losing his breakfast about 90 minutes in. :chuckle:saturday we must have caught 50 shakers, good thing at least one of the releases were popping when even the smallest ones hit. My hands were killing me at the end of the day. Sure hope 11 is full of silvers by thursday night and friday!
We got our fish, but man was it tough to see the shaker bite! :yike:
Post by: cavemann on September 18, 2025, 11:25:58 AM
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Post by: trophyhunt on September 18, 2025, 12:26:35 PM
Anyone fishing shallow in 11 with banana weight, small dogger and herring or spoon? Or is the bite in the ball and chasing schools.Saw a guy on facebook that was 30-40 deep with a banana weight, believe he did catch some. So many reports coming in it sounds like it's heating up a bit. I'll find out in a couple hours. Been also seeing white hoochie is the ticket, and spoons. Some guys said herring wasn't necessary, but I put on a herring filet last weekend and had one on in a minute, but I was at 120' deep.
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Post by: brocka on September 18, 2025, 01:11:35 PM
Anyone fishing shallow in 11 with banana weight, small dogger and herring or spoon? Or is the bite in the ball and chasing schools.Saw a guy on facebook that was 30-40 deep with a banana weight, believe he did catch some. So many reports coming in it sounds like it's heating up a bit. I'll find out in a couple hours. Been also seeing white hoochie is the ticket, and spoons. Some guys said herring wasn't necessary, but I put on a herring filet last weekend and had one on in a minute, but I was at 120' deep.
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I fished last weekend in MA10 so take it for what its worth but we were 30' on the wire with a flasher and white hoochie with a THIN hearing strip, like just a little wider than a tentacle. I am guessing our gear was up around 20' and it was wide open bite. We did try deeper and kept catching kings so we came back up. This was at all times of the day too. We saw TONS of coho boiling and jumping all day which is why we elected to fish up high.
Post by: huntnphool on September 18, 2025, 01:44:59 PM
YMMV
Post by: Mfowl on September 18, 2025, 03:00:16 PM
Anyone fishing shallow in 11 with banana weight, small dogger and herring or spoon? Or is the bite in the ball and chasing schools.
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If I had no DR's I would use a delta diver w/fish flash and a Brads cutplug or spinfish behind it between 12 and 25 pulls out. Coho trolling is fast at 3-4mph and a banana weight/dodger combo would likely rise to the surface from the drag. If I had to use a banana weight I would swap the dodger for a small fish flash as there would be less drag. :twocents:
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Post by: SeaRun1 on September 26, 2025, 01:08:05 PM
SR1
Post by: huntnphool on September 26, 2025, 11:03:17 PM
Post by: trophyhunt on September 28, 2025, 09:24:58 AM