Last minute open seat tomorrow 7/7
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Saw this thread yesterday and since My son and I were headed to MA 10 for some coho fishing at the last minute threw my fly gear in the truck. Boy am I glad that I did. Great fishing on casted flies and for this time of year a very nice grade of coho. Some of the best PS coho fishing I have had in at least 15 years.
This was my first trip out this year and if today is an indication we may be in for some very good fishing. and am looking forward to a summer of tight lines.
Crut
This was my first trip out this year and if today is an indication we may be in for some very good fishing. and am looking forward to a summer of tight lines.
Crut
Nice work Curt! Glad you had a good day. Some of those fish are definitely fattening up nicely for sure.
Last night I had my first coho dinner of the summer and I was reminded again how tasty these fish are. Pan fried with some blackened seasoning, then peel the skin and throw on top of a Caesar salad. Easily near the top of my list for favorite summer meals. Going for round 2 with my other fish this evening lol.
I totally agree that it was some of the better fishing I've seen this time of year in a while. I've had some better days for sure, but it was just fairly consistent most of the day which I took as a great sign. More than anything it was refreshing to be able to cast flies into likely looking coho water in many locations and generally expect to be rewarded. We even released some fish as we weren't quite ready to call it quits. (OK, in full disclosure it was mostly because I was stubbornly trying to land my second fish after missing and losing so many)
It makes me happy and also a little regretful I decided to take my FIL out for searun cutts in a whole different area not open for salmon! Shoulda woulda coulda. We might’ve gotten winded out in MA10 that day also anyway.This whole thread makes me happy!
@Nick Clayton
It’s great that some nice coho are around.
Do you think the silvers will show up soon?
SF
It’s great that some nice coho are around.
Do you think the silvers will show up soon?
SF
I dont have high hopes. Everyone knows that the silvers don't return in strong numbers on a humpy year. Same with chinook, probably won't be too many this year. But, at least we'll have Coho and kings to target
Nick -
We were gear fishing (mooching leads and cut plugs) but once a saw some fish working the surface herring I switch to the fly. Over the next hour and half while the herring was bit more often the hook up rate on the flies was much higher and in that period the flies out produced the herring 5 to 1. Gave consideration to releasing a few more fish to stay on the water but we had sone chore awaiting so called it a day.
We were gear fishing (mooching leads and cut plugs) but once a saw some fish working the surface herring I switch to the fly. Over the next hour and half while the herring was bit more often the hook up rate on the flies was much higher and in that period the flies out produced the herring 5 to 1. Gave consideration to releasing a few more fish to stay on the water but we had sone chore awaiting so called it a day.
Ira twisted my arm into coming back out today. Hottest start I think I've ever had out here. I think I'm currently like 9 for 11 or something ridiculous like that.
I haven't experienced early summer area 10 coho fishing this good too many times. Just unreal.
@Irafly had his day open up fairly last minute so we scrambled a day together. I launched super early and ran across to Edmonds to pick him up. Went 45 about half the way, then it got rough and I had to slow down to the low 30s
Within 5 minutes of picking up Ira I spotted some bait on top. Stopped on it, started casting, and so began an hour and a half or so of sheer chaos. There was just a steady stream of herring under the boat feeding on krill, and the coho were happily feeding on the herring. We landed well into double digits and lost/missed a bunch before we even knew what was happening.
The bait dried up a bit there so we worked a ways south, mostly to go make the rounds of saying hi to charter buddies who were out. We stopped in any likely looking water and at least missed/hooked fish every time we stopped. Started fishing around the All Rivers boat just to have fun with Captain Ian, and then him and us spent a couple hours chasing bait balls on the sonar and following birds. Was a bit slower thru that period but we still were finding fish. Then we moved further south chasing a huge bird bang in fairly shallow. Ended up finding just an incredible biomass of herring, again all feeding on krill and then it was a couple hours of sporadic chaos. We'd find the herring, coho would be crashing it, and we'd have insane bursts of 10-20 minutes of action. And it just continued. Caught fish in as close as 19' of water doing this. Eventually it slowed so we moved back out and spent our last hour or so just stopping on random jumpers, nervous water, super subtle signs of bait on top, and micro rips. We caught/hooked/missed fish pretty much every stop.
About 130 we decided it was time to call it a day. Things had slowed a bit but no doubt there was still fish to be caught but we were playing with so much house money today that we were happy.
I fished the same clouser all day and it got munched. Ira caught fish on a variety of patterns including his beloved PSPK, and a Kreelex pattern. Fly didn't seem to matter much.
It's been a long time since I've seen that much herring in a day on the sound. It was really great to see. And the fish are responding to it, which is even greater to see.
What a day. Seems like my timing for being stuck at home most of this season sure isn't the worst thing in the world.
@Irafly had his day open up fairly last minute so we scrambled a day together. I launched super early and ran across to Edmonds to pick him up. Went 45 about half the way, then it got rough and I had to slow down to the low 30s
Within 5 minutes of picking up Ira I spotted some bait on top. Stopped on it, started casting, and so began an hour and a half or so of sheer chaos. There was just a steady stream of herring under the boat feeding on krill, and the coho were happily feeding on the herring. We landed well into double digits and lost/missed a bunch before we even knew what was happening.
The bait dried up a bit there so we worked a ways south, mostly to go make the rounds of saying hi to charter buddies who were out. We stopped in any likely looking water and at least missed/hooked fish every time we stopped. Started fishing around the All Rivers boat just to have fun with Captain Ian, and then him and us spent a couple hours chasing bait balls on the sonar and following birds. Was a bit slower thru that period but we still were finding fish. Then we moved further south chasing a huge bird bang in fairly shallow. Ended up finding just an incredible biomass of herring, again all feeding on krill and then it was a couple hours of sporadic chaos. We'd find the herring, coho would be crashing it, and we'd have insane bursts of 10-20 minutes of action. And it just continued. Caught fish in as close as 19' of water doing this. Eventually it slowed so we moved back out and spent our last hour or so just stopping on random jumpers, nervous water, super subtle signs of bait on top, and micro rips. We caught/hooked/missed fish pretty much every stop.
About 130 we decided it was time to call it a day. Things had slowed a bit but no doubt there was still fish to be caught but we were playing with so much house money today that we were happy.
I fished the same clouser all day and it got munched. Ira caught fish on a variety of patterns including his beloved PSPK, and a Kreelex pattern. Fly didn't seem to matter much.
It's been a long time since I've seen that much herring in a day on the sound. It was really great to see. And the fish are responding to it, which is even greater to see.
What a day. Seems like my timing for being stuck at home most of this season sure isn't the worst thing in the world.