Not in 103 degrees , yikes.Anyone going this weekend or upcoming week?
I’ll be out there Monday trying to dodge tules.
Not in 103 degrees , yikes.Anyone going this weekend or upcoming week?
I’ll be out there Monday trying to dodge tules.
That changes today, Hammond lot was packed at 9:00 am. We purposefully started late and headed out to the firing line. Was consistent all day, bites on every pass. Only had to release one and a very large Coho was bonked as well.Wife and son are headed to Fort Stevens later this week to camp with my mother in law for a few days. Been hemmin and hawin about following them out there with the boat... but I just don't think I can talk myself in to it. Feels weird to skip out on it for the first time in a very long time, but saving that gas money and time off to do more saltwater and close-to-home fishing just sounds better this year.
Sounds like pressure has been pretty light so far out there. My guess is folks are trying to avoid the tule push that seems to dominate early August.
Will be there this weekend , looking forward to cool salt air, Foggy damp mornings and rods getting bent all day!!!!That changes today, Hammond lot was packed at 9:00 am. We purposefully started late and headed out to the firing line. Was consistent all day, bites on every pass. Only had to release one and a very large Coho was bonked as well.
The hoard was all by Hammond as well, it looked like old times out there today and we saw many nets fly.
Had to start the day in rain gear, it was awesome!Will be there this weekend , looking forward to cool salt air, Foggy damp mornings and rods getting bent all day!!!!
Damn, I'm jealous. Even going to Alaska 2wks ago, I still haven't experienced precipitation since like April I think.Had to start the day in rain gear, it was awesome!
I can't quite do the Blind Channel bumper boats, but overall, the whole spectacle there is part of what makes it what it is.It must be a character flaw but I love the chaos
All of our fish were away from other boats. Usual asshats running up or down in the herd but we were observers.It must be a character flaw but I love the chaos
Nicely done!Fun day and a half at B10, I got a late start Saturday, got on the water at 11:30 we got bit pretty regularly until 4pm when we got blown off the water, we ended up 6 for 9 bonking 1 urb and 1 coho, released some nice wild urbs and couple of tulies fun day with consultant action.....
Sunday we got started at daybreak went above the bridge on Washington side and was on fish the entire day, we finished up at 2pm at hammond, put a lot of miles on the boat but it paid off cause we stayed on them, ended up bonking 5 urbs and 3 plump coho for a crew of five, released 9 kings , and lost at a minimum ofView attachment 78662View attachment 78663View attachment 78664 9 that came unbuttoned , who knows how many bait strips....gotta love B10 , only took home quality..... couple of pics of released fish when we thought of taking a pic between the chois...
Me too! I’ll be back in the mix on ThursdayIt must be a character flaw but I love the chaos
The mouth of a certain Columbia trib during mid-late October certainly seemed to qualify. Everything about the place was insane, from the launch to the flight-of-the-bumblebees style mega-cluster out on the water. Thankfully everyone was generally friendly, cooperative, and tended to take gear-entanglements in stride.If you haven't seen bumper boats, go fish Blind Channel on a incoming tide.
Well, that could be one of two places, and I don't fish either anymore. Thankfully, I have my own cluster of a trib mouth to play with close to homeThe mouth of a certain Columbia trib during mid-late October certainly seemed to qualify. Everything about the place was insane, from the launch to the flight-of-the-bumblebees style mega-cluster out on the water. Thankfully everyone was generally friendly, cooperative, and tended to take gear-entanglements in stride.
At least 4...Well, that could be one of two places...
Suppose you're right when you count a couple above BonnieAt least 4...