Shame on you! you could at least lie to me hell I have no idea what all that mean. So you could lie and I would have no idea if you are right or not. i do know that water last year looked like someone poured milk into a blueberry icy, which ment no fish for me.
Coldest PDO since 1955. Good for salmon/bad for tuna?
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Sorry Al. Just being paranoid and maybe a tiny bit superstitious. Not unlike at my work when we wish the oncoming crew a shitty day or night. Expressing optimism will generally get something thrown at you.
Are we allowed to be excited and tie flies?
I tied up two new 20 lb leaders today, too. And loaded a new 600 grain line on the Nautilus.
Looking good! Don't forget the skinny and smallish stuff if there are keyed on sauries.
Water has been solid so far. Maybe not that purply blue water that we all love so much, but its been much better water on average than what we fished in last year.
And remember, that beautiful blue water was around last year...the fish just chose to be in that dirtier shit!
Fishing, so far at least, has been significantly better than at any point last year. That's all I really care about! Fingers crossed it just keeps up.
And remember, that beautiful blue water was around last year...the fish just chose to be in that dirtier shit!
Fishing, so far at least, has been significantly better than at any point last year. That's all I really care about! Fingers crossed it just keeps up.
I use to say “break a leg” for the same reason you would say have a shitty day, tell I found out it ment take a bow.
Last Sunday was good to my boat. Plugged before noon for three of us. Flies were attempted and failed to produce yet again. Iron got about half our fish though, and I love me some iron 
Commuted to the tuna grounds on the early morning dark hours. With the bright moon and glassy water it was an amazing surreal experience.
Still out on vacation camped at Fort Stevens. My chest freezer is about full of tuna so can't be tempted to go again
Commuted to the tuna grounds on the early morning dark hours. With the bright moon and glassy water it was an amazing surreal experience.
Still out on vacation camped at Fort Stevens. My chest freezer is about full of tuna so can't be tempted to go again
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Most our fish were around 46.10 / 124.50
I was just a couple miles away from ya that day
Paige
Wishing I was fishing the Sauk
Thats when you will watch that BFT you've been dreaming of taken your fly using an 8wt
And it will be in sloooowww motion!
With my luck ... yup. Slow motion yet over and done in seconds. For that matter it would be a grueling feat to land a decent sized albacore.Thats when you will watch that BFT you've been dreaming of taken your fly using an 8wt
And it will be in sloooowww motion!
FYI, There have been multiple Dorado caught in the past week or so. 3 in one day during the Ilwaco tuna club tournament (ITC). Also a mystery fish hookup estimated at 200+ pounds, although it was never seen. This was an experienced crew who fought it for over an hour. They didn't want to miss the weigh in (with 51 tuna) and a possible $35k prize, so put extreme pressure on it and broke the 60# leader.
Those guys would've seen it if it was a Northern Fur Seal. They make one long blistering run just below the surface, then jump repeatedly in the same spot. Don't ask me how I know.
The latest SST charts don't look all that unusual but seems a lot more like an El Nino year in terms of what's being caught out there. Especially surprising are Dorado in numbers like we've never seen.
Also got a reliable 2nd hand report of a marlin crashing a troll spread out of Garibaldi with a dodo sighting same boat/day. Just read about a Pomfret being caught. First I've heard since catching a few several years ago. Kinda surprised we haven't had more yellowtail catches since they are the more cool water tolerant "exotics".
Apparently Jack mackerel are being encountered in large numbers out of some Oregon ports but haven't heard/read about any further north.
Also reading some reports of "giant" tuna being sighted, but should be taken with a grain of salt.
Looking forward to getting out again...
Also got a reliable 2nd hand report of a marlin crashing a troll spread out of Garibaldi with a dodo sighting same boat/day. Just read about a Pomfret being caught. First I've heard since catching a few several years ago. Kinda surprised we haven't had more yellowtail catches since they are the more cool water tolerant "exotics".
Apparently Jack mackerel are being encountered in large numbers out of some Oregon ports but haven't heard/read about any further north.
Also reading some reports of "giant" tuna being sighted, but should be taken with a grain of salt.
Looking forward to getting out again...
When is your next trip?The latest SST charts don't look all that unusual but seems a lot more like an El Nino year in terms of what's being caught out there. Especially surprising are Dorado in numbers like we've never seen.
Also got a reliable 2nd hand report of a marlin crashing a troll spread out of Garibaldi with a dodo sighting same boat/day. Just read about a Pomfret being caught. First I've heard since catching a few several years ago. Kinda surprised we haven't had more yellowtail catches since they are the more cool water tolerant "exotics".
Apparently Jack mackerel are being encountered in large numbers out of some Oregon ports but haven't heard/read about any further north.
Also reading some reports of "giant" tuna being sighted, but should be taken with a grain of salt.
Looking forward to getting out again...
