Thanks! It was oh so good!
Now to figure out how to not get stalked by seals. Didn't seem to matter where I went on the beach today, there was a seal about 100 yards out staring at me with it's evil black eyes lol
Very nice fish and congrats on #1. Keep at it and you will hook some surprises.
I went out myself today. Perfect winter PS flyfishing day. Cold, windy, rainy, fishing was slow for 3 hours and then boom, it turned on. 8-10 rezzies and 2 SRC for the day accross 3 beaches.
This style fly has been dynamite for me the last couple of weeks. I've tied it in multiple color combos but the olive and white and pink and white versions have far outfished the others. Olive and orange has produced ok as well. Some issues w/ short strikes so I am going to experiment a bit w/ shorter feathers and hooks w/ longer shanks.
Very nice fish and congrats on #1. Keep at it and you will hook some surprises.
I went out myself today. Perfect winter PS flyfishing day. Cold, windy, rainy, fishing was slow for 3 hours and then boom, it turned on. 8-10 rezzies and 2 SRC for the day accross 3 beaches.
This style fly has been dynamite for me the last couple of weeks. I've tied it in multiple color combos but the olive and white and pink and white versions have far outfished the others. Olive and orange has produced ok as well. Some issues w/ short strikes so I am going to experiment a bit w/ shorter feathers and hooks w/ longer shanks.
That's pretty similar to what I got my 1st on, only it was pink and chartreuse. Unfortunately it was a poorly made fly and fell apart. $8.00 at cabelas switched to a blue and white clouser minnow similar to that for #2.
I'll be back out tomorrow to try a new spot I checked out at low tide today. Looked pretty fishy if I can catch the tide right and the wind isn't gusting at 30mph.
There was a lot of bait/birds early on pretty far out. Thankfully they made a loop closer to shore and I could hit the edge. By the time I got myself untied out of my line they were gone lol
One day I may attempt tieing flies, currently I've got too many places to explore. My saved location list on Google maps keeps growing. Lol if nothing else I'll get a good opportunity to check out a new beach area and enjoy some coffee by the water!
Beautiful Fish! Grats on working thru the grind and striking some Silver! This is my magical time of year, some of the most dreary days are brightened by the activity of a few shiny fish.
Nasty out there this morning! Be safe if you made it out to the water.
Me I'm going to enjoy my second cup of coffee, eggs and bacon with the wife, and then sit down and tie flies. I'm right next to a window so I can periodically look outside and be glad I'm not out there
Nasty out there this morning! Be safe if you made it out to the water.
Me I'm going to enjoy my second cup of coffee, eggs and bacon with the wife, and then sit down and tie flies. I'm right next to a window so I can periodically look outside and be glad I'm not out there
Got a late start but I'm out! Too much scotch last night lol looks like a guide out scouting the same beach. Rainy but I found some shelter from the wind
Today is absolutely miserable out here in Hansville.
I was just sitting here eating breakfast with the wife and a huge gust of wind made me think of a day a few years ago... Maybe September 2015, where a huge wind storm came thru. A bunch of us including @Stonefish and @mtskibum16 and a few others fished a local beach for coho.
Wind was from the south so we all focused on the north side of the beach. If I recall there was gusts over 40 mph that day if not higher. It was not great conditions but the coho didn't mind and we all ended up doing well. It was a real fun day beating the conditions. I remember Stonefish texting some pics from his ferry ride back across later on that day, it was pretty impressive.
I find I'm much more motivated to battle these kinds of conditions during salmon season.
That was a crazy storm Nick.
It was actually late August of 2015, the year of the small coho.
I was going to go meet DimeBrite and a few other board members who were camping up on Whidbey.
They sent me text messsges that tents were flying around the campground, so I bailed and joined the Kitsap Beach Posse. There was a good coho bite all day despite the constant 50 mph gusts.
The ferry ride back was interesting. They wouldn’t let anyone on the car deck due to the waves coming over the bow and running down the deck like a river.
That was a really crazy storm for that time of year.
I think winds hit close to 90 out on the coast and a couple people got killed by falling trees in the PS region.
SF
It's not as bad where I'm at. Occasional 30 mph gusts at most. No fish but it's been a good morning so far. Took a wave drank some salt water while watching a bald eagle waiting for him to mock me.
Getting ready to head to another location and see what I can see.
@Stonefish@Nick Clayton do you guys have a go-to app/website to check on wind conditions & direction? I haven't found the more general sites (weather.com/weather underground etc...) to be that reliable when it comes to what direction the wind will be blowing from.
Adam,
I've found the Wind Alert App to be fairly accurate.
You can pinpoint favorites and it gives you a seven day wind forecast.
It also gives you wind speeds and expected gusts speeds.
That was a crazy storm Nick.
It was actually late August of 2015, the year of the small coho.
I was going to go meet DimeBrite and a few other board members who were camping up on Whidbey.
They sent me text messsges that tents were flying around the campground, so I bailed and joined the Kitsap Beach Posse. There was a good coho bite all day despite the constant 50 mph gusts.
The ferry ride back was interesting. They wouldn't let anyone on the car deck due to the waves coming over the bow and running down the deck like a river.
That was a really crazy storm for that time of year.
I think winds hit close to 90 out on the coast and a couple people got killed by falling trees in the PS region.
SF
I have a hate relationship with weather websites. Yesterday was calling for rain and 25 to 30mph winds, get off of work and it's sunny and a light breeze.
I really like Windy.com (https://www.windy.com/?47.395,-122.377,10,m:eYhacLd for an example within the Sound). You can do point forecasts and select between three forecast models with the GFS going out 16 days. You can even compare models to come up with an ensemble forecast. There's a high resolution model (NAM), a medium range (Euro) and the long range GFS. I use it both for everything from estuary fishing to heading offshore to chase tuna. It has a smart phone app (at least for IPhones) which is quite easy to use. After trying dozens... it is my go-to.
One day I may attempt tieing flies, currently I've got too many places to explore. My saved location list on Google maps keeps growing. Lol if nothing else I'll get a good opportunity to check out a new beach area and enjoy some coffee by the water!
I love coffee, but removing stripping basket, wrist watch, wool gloves, unbuckling backpack/chest pack, wading jacket with annoying tight wrist cuffs, unbuckeling waders, unzipping shorts, pulling down long underwear, then opening up undie pocket just to pee is almost not worth the coffee
Yes that is a pain in the ass, for me it's usually when I start getting in the groove of things and everything feels right, knee deep in water. Then It's a race to find a spot to pee on a wide open beach with dog walkers wondering around and no restroom facilities for 1/2 mile. Lol
Wind Alert is great. Another good option is WindyTV. Last summer out of Westport most of the charter captains were using that app and it was scary accurate at times. We could plan our day of bottom fishing based on when the app said the wind was going to blow and from where, and it was almost always spot on. I've been very impressed with it.
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