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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: Ellensburg on January 06, 2012, 04:23:03 PM

Title: Help me find the right guide!
Post by: Ellensburg on January 06, 2012, 04:23:03 PM: Well, since our beach cabin on Whidbey Island burned to the ground, I haven't been crabbing/fishing in the sound.

My girlfriend loves to fish with me but I don't take her out enough.

I would like to find a guide service for some ocean fishing.

I know that its hit and miss with these things but I don't care about the size of the fish, just a lot of action to please my lady.

Salmon/bottom fishing is both fine with me but $$$ is definitely a factor.

Thanks for any advice!
Title: Re: Help me find the right guide!
Post by: Bone_Collector on January 06, 2012, 04:37:55 PM: where are you looking to go out of? There are are a couple of different ports to go out of Westport, Illwaco both have bottom fishing and salmon fishing. Depending on the time of year you can do combo trips as well.

B_C
Title: Re: Help me find the right guide!
Post by: Encore 280 on January 06, 2012, 04:40:54 PM: Go to www.salmonuniversity.com and they list some guides plus they have fishing reports for all the different areas, it's good site.
Title: Re: Help me find the right guide!
Post by: Ellensburg on January 06, 2012, 05:15:42 PM: Hmm, that site looks pretty cool. I would like to hear from you guys about personal experience.
Title: Re: Help me find the right guide!
Post by: Huntbear on January 06, 2012, 05:18:47 PM: Eburg,,

look at Ifish as well, there are some excellent fishermen on there.
Title: Re: Help me find the right guide!
Post by: lokidog on January 06, 2012, 05:28:06 PM: R&R Charters out of Anacortes for PS fishing. If the fish are around he seems to bring them in.

Bottomfishing in the sound is pretty restricted, no rockfish and lings May to mid June. I wouldn't pay for a charter to do that as there are lots of folks on here who would take you for chipping in on gas, including myself.

Sorry aboout your cabin, that sucks.
Title: Re: Help me find the right guide!
Post by: Encore 280 on January 06, 2012, 08:10:46 PM: Seem's like the charters out of Westport are doing trips for sea bass now. Your girlfriend could reel bass in until her arms fell off.
Title: Re: Help me find the right guide!
Post by: longknife on January 07, 2012, 11:17:16 AM: Quote from: lokidog on January 06, 2012, 05:28:06 PM
R&R Charters out of Anacortes for PS fishing. If the fish are around he seems to bring them in.

Bottomfishing in the sound is pretty restricted, no rockfish and lings May to mid June. I wouldn't pay for a charter to do that as there are lots of folks on here who would take you for chipping in on gas, including myself.

Sorry aboout your cabin, that sucks.

:yeah: Wouldnt mind taking people out fishing, for some good spots for elk/deer(more for my children than me) ...??? Just a thought
I have a 21' Trophy, and go out of Lapush a few times a year(halibut, lings, rocks when open), and fish the sound quite a bit.
But by no means am i a charter!