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Title: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 15, 2011, 05:53:20 PM: I'm looking for someone to go out with. I have all my own stuff to fish Halibut but no boat. I will help w/gas, split the catch and prize money.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: YoterHunter on May 15, 2011, 06:47:01 PM: its going to be tough fish with big minus tides.went saterday out of P A buttiful day on the water .did not see 1 fish cought.its real slow. compaird to last year.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 15, 2011, 06:50:37 PM: I'll be fishing the derby as well but I already have a boat load of folks going with but I will keep you in mind if one of them bails on me !!! I'd hate to see you miss it.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: SkookumHntr on May 15, 2011, 07:03:20 PM: when is it??
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Post by: Crunchy on May 15, 2011, 07:04:13 PM: What day is it?
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 15, 2011, 07:05:26 PM: Memorial Day weekend !!
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 16, 2011, 05:26:13 AM: Quote from: YoterHunter on May 15, 2011, 06:47:01 PM
its going to be tough fish with big minus tides.went saterday out of P A buttiful day on the water .did not see 1 fish cought.its real slow. compaird to last year.
No minus tides for the derby. The best tides of the month.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: jackelope on May 16, 2011, 07:08:23 AM: Quote from: PA BEN on May 16, 2011, 05:26:13 AM
Quote from: YoterHunter on May 15, 2011, 06:47:01 PM
its going to be tough fish with big minus tides.went saterday out of P A buttiful day on the water .did not see 1 fish cought.its real slow. compaird to last year.
No minus tides for the derby. The best tides of the month.

I thought the best tides of the month were this past weekend.
We skunked on Saturday on my neighbor's boat...in fact his boat caught 1 fish in 3 days of fishing and it was a chicken about 12-15#....
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These are the best tides of the season and it looks like I'm not going to make it out.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: Crunchy on May 16, 2011, 08:54:31 AM: I guess you can't always go by the tides. Fish are either on or off.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 16, 2011, 03:54:34 PM: Yes last weekend were great tides, but there is less water moving the last weekend of the month. Check out a tide book.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 27, 2011, 05:16:42 PM: Tomorrow is the Day. Lost a big one out of Sequim today. :bash: Money fish tomorrow. :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: Crunchy on May 27, 2011, 10:32:07 PM: I fished out in PA yesterday. Man am I beat. Got up at 4A fished until 3, hour long haul to the boat launch, drove two hours home, cleaned up boat, and then had to work all night. Was up for 26 hours straight. Worst part is no fish to show for it. Unless you count the 6 inch ling cod I caught, and a mess of dog fish. Some nice halis were caught by other boats, but not many.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 28, 2011, 03:59:34 PM: We got a 20lb chicken today. A 138, two 70's and a 69 on the board for the top 4 fish. Maybe tomorrow. :dunno:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: trophyhunt on May 28, 2011, 04:47:46 PM: My buddy is up there today, got there at 4am and just a couple hours ago said the weather was nice but the fishing sucked. They know what they are doing so I hope the fishing gets better for them and you all.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 28, 2011, 09:37:48 PM: Quote from: PA BEN on May 28, 2011, 03:59:34 PM
We got a 20lb chicken today. A 138, two 70's and a 69 on the board for the top 4 fish. Maybe tomorrow. :dunno:

Same here one little 25lb halibut !!
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: Crunchy on May 28, 2011, 10:00:25 PM: If I were out there fishing, I would concentrate on shallow water.. Seems like that is where everyone was doing best. Less than 100 feet.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 29, 2011, 03:03:02 AM: Well it's 3am. The plain for today is closer in and fish in about 90 to 100 ft. of water.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 29, 2011, 03:48:04 PM: Nuthin for us today, weather was great fishing was great the.catching sucked, oh well it was fun just the same!!
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 30, 2011, 04:09:49 PM: Same for us 3 dog fish all day. We stayed out until we got blown off the water.
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: MooseStock on May 30, 2011, 04:23:17 PM: I fished Fri, Sat and Sun hard and we only had one bite in the three days. Fortunately it was 49lb and I placed 23rd in the derby. Some really nice fish on top the ladder but pretty slow for most.
We had a pretty good year in that we caught some really nice fish in the 6 times out but it was definitely slower then last year which was the best I have ever seen it in the PA area checks for #'s caught. Looking forward to next year..........Les
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: PA BEN on May 31, 2011, 06:24:47 AM: It didn't help that they were long lineing just off the hook on Saturday. :bash:
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: YoterHunter on May 31, 2011, 05:57:13 PM: yes it sucks this year 3 trips and no fish . necks year im not messing around in the straight.im heading to nea bay .
Title: Re: Port Angeles Halibut Derby
Post by: robodad on May 31, 2011, 09:13:14 PM: Quote from: YoterHunter on May 31, 2011, 05:57:13 PM
yes it sucks this year 3 trips and no fish . necks year im not messing around in the straight.im heading to nea bay .

Opens up again there on Thursday the 2nd of June and again the 4th of June !!