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Is there any action in the North sound this time of year? I've got an invitation to head out next week on a sailboat from Everett and hit some beaches. Just the trip on the boat will be fun, but it would be nice to find some fishes for our flies. PM me if you would like to keep things quiet.
 

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Hey Bill... Plenty of opinions out there I'm sure, but I think you'll find things are pretty slow in North Sound this time of year. Most of the cutthroat up there are back in their native rivers for the winter and the resident coho fishing has been less than stellar so far. The South Sound rivers and streams tend to be much smaller than those of the North and therefore many cutts will enter streams later or they'll spawn and return to the salt much sooner than their cousins to the north. This lends the South Sound to being more productive in the winter months. Of course there's always an exception to the rule, so I'm sure someone will chime in and tell you fishing is great. Enjoy the boat ride and if you're lucky enough to find a fish, pass along a report. Good Luck!
 

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Michaels pretty much hit it on the nail.
I have spent many years in the South and North Sound chasing cutts and I'll just say that the hours it takes to find a cutt in the salt will be many here in the North. Of course there are the exceptions but they are few. The south sound will have more to offer the cutt fisher this time of year. You will begin seeing cutts off our beaches April and May, but I recommend waiting to at least May and give them time to recover from stressful wintering on their home waters.
 
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