Puget Sound

I did another north beach with same time 2ish hours on water window. Tried a beach I have not been to in a while.. Caught one small 8-9” cuttie as some activity seemed to be picking up and then the fat troops came in ..

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Not best pic but four phat phockers showed upped shortly after landing the small spunky cuttie. Deadly silent afterwards. 😔

Caught on this fly.

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One must respect the traditions and gods.

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Had a bit of fun. Had beach all to
Myself for an hour or so but as you get to 8+ ish am hour …. the beach joggers, walkers, and dog walkers start hitting the beach/park. Still very tolerable but by 9am ….. I’m done. ✅
 
J-ham said:
Been catching a few over the last week but not in big numbers. Covering lots of water and changing flies often seems to be the approach for me. The huge amount of chum fry may be why the fish have been so spread out.
Fished out of the boat from 7-9 yesterday. Got a few and lost a few. View attachment 151180View attachment 151181Hit the beach for an hour this morning and got this guy. Surprised he even bit my fly with the massive schools of fry around. View attachment 151182
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We saw tons of fry Saturday. Super thick. SRC and rezzies were on them. Caught some SRC, the rezzies were being super picky. Last few times out it’s been a size versus quantity issue. Lots of small fish around.
 
Found a few skinny, post spawn cutts at a MA 10 beach this morning. Carbs, maybe some pizza or pasta may help. This one must have some orca genes in it.
Nice morning with great, cloudy cool weather.
SF

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Mtnwkr said:
I've been wandering the puget sound for 44 years and never seen one of these. It was about the size of a football and propelling itself along quite well. Anyone know what it is?
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Looks like a nudibranch, but I’m sure someone will come along shortly a identify as an Atlantic Salmon.
 
Melibe leonina. A free living nudibranch (sea slug)

Mtnwkr said:
I've been wandering the puget sound for 44 years and never seen one of these. It was about the size of a football and propelling itself along quite well. Anyone know what it is?
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Mtnwkr said:
I've been wandering the puget sound for 44 years and never seen one of these. It was about the size of a football and propelling itself along quite well. Anyone know what it is?
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While Melibe was my first thought too, I can't see the large spherical head, and Melibe's cerata (back branches) are more like paddles. These in the video are frillier. I am more inclined to think that this is one of the Dendrontus nudibranchs, perhaps D. iris (see here) These nudibranchs are known for "swimming", rhythmically flexing their body left and right (see the video here and here). Their two rows of cerata are branched and that creates the wavy pattern in the video. The second reference also includes video clips of the swimming form of D. iris (one of whose common names is "swimming nudibranch") and of Melibe leonina (the hooded nudibranch).
Steve
 
Cabezon said:
While Melibe was my first thought too, I can't see the large spherical head, and Melibe's cerata (back branches) are more like paddles. These in the video are frillier. I am more inclined to think that this is one of the Dendrontus nudibranchs, perhaps D. iris (see here) These nudibranchs are known for "swimming", rhythmically flexing their body left and right (see the video here and here). Their two rows of cerata are branched and that creates the wavy pattern in the video. The second reference also includes video clips of the swimming form of D. iris (one of whose common names is "swimming nudibranch") and of Melibe leonina (the hooded nudibranch).
Steve
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That looks like it Steve! Are these seen often near the surface? I wonder if became dislodged from the pier I was walking.
 
Mtnwkr said:
That looks like it Steve! Are these seen often near the surface? I wonder if became dislodged from the pier I was walking.
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I have seen them on piers also. More commonly, I have encountered them when scuba diving over muddy bottoms. As most piers are in low-current areas, it is likely that the bottom under the pier is quite muddy. These nudibranchs are known for feeding on tube-dwelling anemones = Pachycerianthus fimbriatus that live in a protective mucus tube in the mud, but Dendronotus species will also eat hydroids, nemertean worms, and the inconspicuous polyp stage (scyphistoma) of true jellyfish (class Scyphozoa like Aurelia labiata = moon jelly or the Cyanea capillata = lion's mane. There may be hydroids or scyphistoma on that piling to attract them.
Steve
 
offensivename said:
Caught this bad boy on a beach yesterday near my house. Not uncommon where I got it, but a first for me. My wife is tired of hearing about it already I think. Definitely a bucket list fish.


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That’s the sh*t. Think how few people have caught a salty bull trout. Think how few have caught a salty bull on fly.
 
Hit MA 10 for a few hours today. Early west wind was brutal and stirred up the water but it calmed down and turned out to be a pretty nice day. Caught a couple of cutts. One decent size one puked up a small shiner perch and I snagged one. Anyone have a good shiner perch pattern?
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Saw a few nice crabs. Two months from now and they’ll be taking a warm bath.

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SF
 
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Had a good morning right before work here in MA9 today. Fished from 6:30-7:45 that brought 5 to the net. Mostly smalls in the 8-10" range with a few hovering around 12". Lots of action on the water and had lots of hits. Some bigger fish showed themselves but didn't make the connection. Had to call it quits after an hour or so. Easy to walk away from the action when you're only 10 minutes from the beach. Save for another day.

Spawn Fly Fish chum pattern was the fly of choice on this mornings trip.

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Semper_Fly said:
Had a good morning right before work here in MA9 today. Fished from 6:30-7:45 that brought 5 to the net. Mostly smalls in the 8-10" range with a few hovering around 12". Lots of action on the water and had lots of hits. Some bigger fish showed themselves but didn't make the connection. Had to call it quits after an hour or so. Easy to walk away from the action when you're only 10 minutes from the beach. Save for another day.

Spawn Fly Fish chum pattern was the fly of choice on this mornings trip.

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This looks like a pink to me.
 
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