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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Dustin07 on May 24, 2010, 11:09:37 AM

Title: fishing and scouting birds - salt water
Post by: Dustin07 on May 24, 2010, 11:09:37 AM: I'm hoping to spend at least one day on the salt this 3day weekend. Any recommendations on a good fishing area where I can scout a bit for sea ducks? I was thinking up around the whidbey area. Thinking about chasing Lings but haven't decided. i can do that closer to home, but I haven't seen many ducks in the pt defiance area (although I've heard rumors of some).

I'm fishing out of a 20ft open bow, so I can only go so far safely.
Title: Re: fishing and scouting birds - salt water
Post by: Dustin07 on May 24, 2010, 12:03:43 PM: PM's are OK too if you dont' want to share too much publically... 8)
Title: Re: fishing and scouting birds - salt water
Post by: carpsniperg2 on May 24, 2010, 12:30:32 PM: good luck finding them
Title: Re: fishing and scouting birds - salt water
Post by: lokidog on May 24, 2010, 12:41:24 PM: Seems like most of the sea ducks are off in their breeding areas and would not be the same as fall and winter locations. :dunno:

I saw a pair of harlequins fly be me off the south ends of Lopez on the prawn opener. There seem to be a few scoters around, but not many and I have never seen an oldsquaw in the spring or summer.

Good luck with the lings, hint: they bite best when the current is moving rather than at slack.
Title: Re: fishing and scouting birds - salt water
Post by: Dustin07 on May 24, 2010, 02:37:18 PM: yeah I know the birds move around quite a bit, I'm just trying to get aquainted with the area. learn the water, bays, shorelines, find some new boat launches, etc. and make it double worthwhile by dropping a line at the same time.
Title: Re: fishing and scouting birds - salt water
Post by: pjb3 on May 24, 2010, 06:30:45 PM: Not a good time of year but I can show you the hot spots. I do see lots of harlies around and even brant