went to the south tacoma and did recon for pinks. results negative, no pinks south yet. i did catch a bunch of 10-12 inch kings and 8-12 inch cutts. ALL RELEASED FINE. sadly no pinks yet.
talked to a guy that had just returned from the striaght up north and said they r in thick. made it difficult to fish for kings kept getting pinks. said they are larger this year average 6-7 lbs.
keep in mind that the they (the skokomish) are netting on tuesday's and thursday's.....at hoodsport leaving absolutely nothing to cast to except oysters..........
The truth is that fish started showing on Sunday south of three tree. Not big numbers but the wife and I found fish where the was no sigh of them a few days before. I caught 1 silver and another close to the boat that looked pinky and a few more good hits. I don't want to be the one who throws the flag down and say game on, but for me it is. We were not fly fishing. My guess is that in a week or so should be good for fly's.
Pinks are like clockwork.... in two weeks we'll be consistently catching them, in three weeks they'll be in thick, and by the end of September we'll be sick of them . Patience kids, we'll get there when we get there.
Short recons yesterday and this mornin ygielded no sign of fish yet but they will come. I still think Aug 1st is the target date for them to start into the lower Sound areas. Patience and persistence are the key words right now.
I just put a new fish finder in my whaler, so I got up at 5am this morning to do a little pink scouting in MA11. I launched at Redondo, and cruised the shoreline up to Fauntleroy, I crossed over to Vashon and went all the way south to Point Dalco. I caught several nice cutthroat, but no signs of pinks. As I headed back to redondo I found a school of fish in Dumas bay that were porpoising. I got in front of them and made several cast but was not able to hookup. I still think we're a week or two away from good numbers.
Cass - That's a resident coho, you wont find any pinks with a clipped fin.
Did my own recon at DP tonight and can basically add my voice to the chorus of "not yet's." I was on the water in my pram for about four hours and didn't see a single sign of pinks in the area, so you can rest easy if you are worried about missing out on the front end of the run in the next couple of days IMO.
Did catch a nice little resident coho while I was out there, which was a nice surprise....
Hit Brown's Point at lunch. A few gear guys already out. Didn't see anything... and talked to a couple of kayakers who had just come down from Dash Point. They saw one small fish jump but other than that nothing. Nice day, though. Can't complain about that.
Well, things werent going so well on the beach for me... So I went out and bought a 190 montauk tonight, It must be the boat that catches fish right? : )
Spent the day at Kayak Pt.. no pinks, sea run's... lots of people, tons of people as the day progressed!! Was there about 8am and stayed until 4pm or so.. Big exchange on the tides. Lot's of crabbers and it will continue through the weekend, I won't go up until next week at the earliest. Will hit some other beaches that are closer to me or chase steel...
Thanks Greggor. I suppose I should be more specific..... And Honest. My old man bought a 190 montauk. An even better solution. He has wanted a saltwater boat forever, I just helped him pick the "right" one.
I saw pinks jumping yesterday afternoon and I was nowhere near saltwater. The vanguard is here and not worth fishing yet but we'll be seeing more and more and more and more and more and more..... soon.
Dave - it was open for me at 5:45, but they were also doing some work down there, so I'm not positive, you might give the marina in Des Moines a call. I think they manage the launch.
Thanks IBN, not to be a creeper, but your boat, pics and videos is what made me choose the whaler..... Yeah I have been watching you
We looked at a brand new 170, and was sold on it, but a used 190 popped up locally and I got a screamin deal on her. We may have to have a whaler rally some day.
Well, my buddy got two off a Tacoma beach last evening. They may well have been the first ones, so he was once again "that guy". A few years ago he went to a quarter ounce jig with a pink worm, instead of the buzz bomb, so he could slow the retrieve with his spinning rod. He did that in imitation of fly fishermen who were out fishing him.
The Whaler is the way to go. Bought my 170 three years ago and love it. It's older but still in great condition and very seaworthy. I plan on using it quite a bit more this month.
My buddy went to Dash Point state park today to do a little recon. A park worker of some sort stopped him and told him that he was not allowed to fish on park grounds, and that he must go down to the fishing pier.
To me, this sounds like bullshit. I've fished there many times in the past, as well as several other state parks. Anyone know what's up with this, or does she just not know what the hell she's talking about?
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