Puget Sound

[Vandelay Industries]

Not a great pic, but arrived at a canal beach last weekend while it was dark. The clouds formed a nice opening for the moon.
SF

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Nice photo!

 

[Stonedfish]

Nice photo!

Thanks!

Now that lingcod season is open, what flies do folks use to target them?

I only fished lings once, but managed a 31” fish. I used a 9” long clouser type pattern made of synthetics with olive and orange being the main colors. Kind of resembled a greenling just a bit.
SF

 

[Divad]

Got out to the Gig Harbor side on the way home. Harbor porpoises, s and a couple young eagles fishing it was quite the wildlife display. And on the walk back I was encouraged to come see a red headed woodpecker by a bird watcher to top it all off.

Went 1 for 3 with the landed resident at a little over a pound, say 1.5, and one of the lost coho in the 2lb range. Forgot my net doh! Tons of grass and various foliage that fish were surfacing in.

A weighted squimp was the goto with the 3wt today.

 

[Vandelay Industries]

Thanks!



I only fished lings once, but managed a 31” fish. I used a 9” long clouser type pattern made of synthetics with olive and orange being the main colors. Kind of resembled a greenling just a bit.
SF

Thanks that good info. I have a couple of Clousers to tie up.

 

[Jake Watrous]

There is a few well known NS beaches that consistently put out Bull trout.

Ssssshhhhhh!

 

[Stonedfish]

Thanks that good info. I have a couple of Clousers to tie up.

You bet. Hopefully some others with way more experience then me will chime in. It sure was fun the time I did it.
SF

 

[Stonedfish]

Got out to the Gig Harbor side on the way home. Harbor porpoises, s and a couple young eagles fishing it was quite the wildlife display. And on the walk back I was encouraged to come see a red headed woodpecker by a bird watcher to top it all off.
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Went 1 for 3 with the landed resident at a little over a pound, say 1.5, and one of the lost coho in the 2lb range. Forgot my net doh! Tons of grass and various foliage that fish were surfacing in.
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A weighted squimp was the goto with the 3wt today.

Good job getting out. I like the looks of that fly.
That fish has some really unusual spotting, at least to me.
SF

 

[Vandelay Industries]

You bet. Hopefully some others with way more experience then me will chime in. It sure was fun the time I did it.
SF

I sure hope so. They are fun to catch.

Any suggestions on marking up a mono running line to mark depths? Are Sharpies sufficient?

 

[Paige]

Now that lingcod season is open, what flies do folks use to target them?

Bullhead, sculpin, greenling patterns 3"-6" and even up to 9"-12" if dressed appropriately.
As mentioned above clousers work well too, look for feeding fish(tides are moving) and get it down quickly!

 

[Vandelay Industries]

Bullhead, sculpin, greenling patterns 3"-6" and even up to 9"-12" if dressed appropriately.
As mentioned above clousers work well too, look for feeding fish(tides are moving) and get it down quickly!

Thanks! Great info!

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Just topped out

 

[Stonedfish]

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Nice view. How many stories?
SF

 

[Divad]

Good job getting out. I like the looks of that fly.
That fish has some really unusual spotting, at least to me.
SF

Thank you, I was torn on patterns but like this more than my recent weighted creation. Back to the drawing board for a ghost shrimp.

I need to go over the bridge more often, nice community and a plethora of fishy environments.

 

[Scudley Do Right]

Nice view. How many stories?
SF

That is from the elevator machine room on 33

 

[Scudley Do Right]

I could see people going after lingcod on the opener. It made me not want to be at work.

 

[Wanative]

Some older sunsets over Bellingham Bay from my former workplace.
I ran the Fishhouse at Bellingham cold Storage on swing shift for 5 years and the fringe benefits were awesome.

 

[Wanative]

Good job getting out. I like the looks of that fly.
That fish has some really unusual spotting, at least to me.
SF

Looks like a mini pink salmon.

 

[Stonedfish]

I sure hope so. They are fun to catch.

Any suggestions on marking up a mono running line to mark depths? Are Sharpies sufficient?

A sharpie should work, but you may need at mark it again after some use as the marks may fade.
How many feet do you plan to go between marks?
SF

 

[Stonedfish]

Looks like a mini pink salmon.

It kind of does. If I recall correctly, there used to be small resident humpies in the sound.
Not sure if that is still the case today as a lot of things have changed over the years.
SF

 

[Divad]

It kind of does. If I recall correctly, there used to be small resident humpies in the sound.
Not sure if that is still the case today as a lot of things have changed over the years.
SF

Gosh now that you guys are talking about it it does have a topside that’s rather blueish/green with spotting unlike my other Coho catches. It looks more like a pink than a coho as I look at it more.

I watched the live video iPhones create and the tail has spotting on bottom and top.